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Defacement Attacks On Disney, US Navy, And Other Major Brands

Calendar Apr 02, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Today's been a busy day for defacers. Among the companies defaced today alone are the Walt Disney Company, the Wall St. Journal, Toyota, HSBC, the US Navy, the US Army, World Online, the ASPCA, Mercedes-Benz, and the official web page of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus.. . . Today's been a busy day for defacers. Among the companies defaced today alone are the Walt Disney Company, the Wall St. Journal, Toyota, HSBC, the US Navy, the US Army, World Online, the ASPCA, Mercedes-Benz, and the official web page of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus.

Of the sites listed above, every one of them was running Windows NT4 and IIS.

Links to the defaced sites can be found at