Details about the attack on the Microsoft website
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The details of the attack on the Microsoft website became known.
On the Internet, there are some details about the hacker attack, which recently underwent the site of the British representative office of Microsoft.
The fact that unknown attackers carried out a deface of Microsoft.co.uk became known at the beginning of this month. During a certain period of time, various photos were displayed on the resource pages, including a snapshot of a boy waving the flag of Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the hacker who hacked the Microsoft server introduced himself as rEmOtEr.
As CNET News now reports , Microsoft continues to investigate what happened, but the attackers have not yet succeeded. According to preliminary data, the deface of the site of the British representative of Microsoft was implemented using the method of so-called SQL injection. Such attacks are based on incorrect processing by the server of incoming data used in SQL queries. By means of an injection, the attacker, in particular, can execute an arbitrary database query, read the contents of any tables, or delete all the information.
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Microsoft apologizes to users who may have experienced any inconvenience due to the actions of cybercriminals. At the same time, Microsoft notes that the problem was fixed within a few hours. However, Roger Halbeer, Microsoft's security manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, stresses that if the software was properly configured, the attacks could have been avoided.
The details of the attack on the Microsoft website became known.
On the Internet, there are some details about the hacker attack, which recently underwent the site of the British representative office of Microsoft.
The fact that unknown attackers carried out a deface of Microsoft.co.uk became known at the beginning of this month. During a certain period of time, various photos were displayed on the resource pages, including a snapshot of a boy waving the flag of Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the hacker who hacked the Microsoft server introduced himself as rEmOtEr.
As CNET News now reports , Microsoft continues to investigate what happened, but the attackers have not yet succeeded. According to preliminary data, the deface of the site of the British representative of Microsoft was implemented using the method of so-called SQL injection. Such attacks are based on incorrect processing by the server of incoming data used in SQL queries. By means of an injection, the attacker, in particular, can execute an arbitrary database query, read the contents of any tables, or delete all the information.
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Microsoft apologizes to users who may have experienced any inconvenience due to the actions of cybercriminals. At the same time, Microsoft notes that the problem was fixed within a few hours. However, Roger Halbeer, Microsoft's security manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, stresses that if the software was properly configured, the attacks could have been avoided.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/11868/
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