On November 10th, 2018, at 19:13:02 WIB, the official website of the National Assembly of Nigeria (https://nass.gov.ng) was defaced by Mr.OneJack, a hacker affiliated with the IndoSec group. The defacement was a result of a security breach that exploited vulnerabilities in the website’s system.
Hacker Details
- Hacker Name: Mr.OneJack
- Hacker Group: IndoSec
Website Details
- URL of Defaced Page: https://nass.gov.ng
- System: Linux
- Web Server: Apache
- IP Address: 208.113.207.200
- Location: United States
Incident Details
- Date and Time: November 10th, 2018, 19:13:02 WIB
Additional Resources
- Archived Page of Incident: https://defacer.id/mirror/id/17644
- Cyber Attack Report’s Page: https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/17644
Method of Attack
The defacement was carried out using a brute force attack, which involves systematically attempting many password or PIN combinations until the correct one is found, enabling unauthorized access.
Reason for Attack
The hacker gave the reason for the attack as “Heh…just for fun!”, indicating it was not motivated by any political or ideological goal but was more of an act of digital vandalism.