On November 21st, 2018, at 10:04:46 WIB, the official website of the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council was hacked and defaced by an attacker identified as SanSORiugan. The breach was executed through exploiting a misconfiguration, resulting in the defacement of the website.
Hacker Details
- Hacker Name: SanSORiugan
- Hacker Group: CH40$ PH4NT30N
Website Details
- URL of Defaced Page: http://www.tnmc.go.tz/
- System: Linux
- Web Server: Apache
- IP Address: 162.241.242.172
- Location: United States
Incident Details
- Date and Time: November 21st, 2018, 10:04:46 WIB
Additional Resources
- Archived Page of Incident: https://defacer.id/mirror/id/20597
- Cyber Attack Report’s Page: https://defacer.id/cyber-attack-report/20597
Method of Attack
The attack was carried out using configuration / administrative mistakes, which allowed the hacker to exploit vulnerabilities due to improper settings or management of the website’s infrastructure.
Reason for Attack
The motivation behind this defacement was stated as “Revenge against that website.”