WHID 2007-79: Infamous Russian malware gang used SQL injection to penetrate US government sites
RBN was a big story. It was a hackers group that could work relatively freely in Russia due to rumors connections in high windows. This way it could allow safe hosting for malware. For getting people to the malware they penetrated web sites around the world, and the references article mentioned SQL injection as the method they infiltrated more high profile sites such as US government sites.
Additional information:
- Infamous Russian malware gang vanishes [News.com, Nov 9 2008]
- US Gov sites Hacked with SQL Injection [Bill Pennington, Nov 9 2008]
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