| Filename | Hacking attempt by KDMS Team to deface Avast website failed |
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| Author | Asylum |
| Date and Time | 6:40 AM |
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KDMS Team, the Palestinian hacker group who defaced the websites of Avira, WhatsApp, AVG , is also said to have attempted to hijack Avast website.
Avast realized and thwart the hackers attempt to compromise domain , when they received a notification from Network Solutions saying their email had been changed.
"We knew we had not requested that so we immediately took action and changed our passwords, which protected us" Avast CEO said.
Users and customers of the affected websites no need to worry- No user data is compromised. It is a DNS hijack attack in which hackers break into domain provider and modify DNS records.
Avast realized and thwart the hackers attempt to compromise domain , when they received a notification from Network Solutions saying their email had been changed.
"We knew we had not requested that so we immediately took action and changed our passwords, which protected us" Avast CEO said.
Users and customers of the affected websites no need to worry- No user data is compromised. It is a DNS hijack attack in which hackers break into domain provider and modify DNS records.
via E Hacking News [ EHN ] - Latest IT Security News | Hacker News Hacking attempt by KDMS Team to deface Avast website failed http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/10/hacking-attempt-deface-avast.html
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