On November 20th, 2018, at 20:56:12 WIB, the official website of the City of Fremantle – Western Australian Government was hacked and defaced by an individual known as n43nr00. The attacker exploited a vulnerability to gain unauthorized access and alter the content of the webpage.
Hacker Details
- Hacker Name: n43nr00
- Hacker Group: Republic of Cyber Education
Website Details
- URL of Defaced Page: https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/webform/g0x.html
- System: Linux
- Web Server: LiteSpeed
- IP Address: 150.107.72.27
- Location: Australia
Incident Details
- Date and Time: November 20th, 2018, 20:56:12 WIB
Additional Resources
- Archived Page of Incident: https://defacer.id/mirror/id/20519
- Cyber Attack Report’s Page: https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/20519
Method of Attack
The attack was executed through FTP Server intrusion, which allowed the hacker to access and manipulate files on the server, leading to the defacement of the webpage.
Reason for Attack
The motivation behind this defacement was stated as: “Heh…just for fun!”