WHID 2007-40: County's Web site hacked; no data lost

Attack Information
WHID ID: 
2007-40
Date Occured: 
2 Sep 2007
Attack Method: 
Outcome Information
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Target Information
Attacked Entity Field: 
Government
Attacked Entity Geography: 
USA

Defacements seem to dominate the list recently, probably because they reach everywhere. Two important conclusions from this particular one are that patch management is a key problem and that it is a problem mainly at government sites across the world.

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