http://www.avg.com/ seems to have been hacked by a Palestinian group called KDMS team.
Visit KDMS twitter page here: https://twitter.com/KdmsTeam
Visit KDMS twitter page here: https://twitter.com/KdmsTeam
AVG web site hacked!
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kelton said:
They have talked about Avira too on their Twitter page.
https://twitter.com/KdmsTeam/status/387519615623905280
Petrovic said:
seems
They can claim anything))
MrXidus said:
Now requests to avg.com redirects to "http://www.avg.com/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi". See the pic below. Some say it's a DNS poison attack. But I tried to log on to the site via Google DNS, Comodo DNS and my ISP's DNS. In all 3 times the site showed that pic.
Now, AVG is good, Avira.com is hacked, WhatsApp.com has the difficulties ..
They not use firewall?..
7 top tactics of hack attacks: on pcworld.com : http://www.pcworld.com/article/2052601/7-top-tactics-of-hack-attacks.html
Report: Hackers Want Easy Targets: on govtech.com : http://www.govtech.com/Report-Hackers-Want-Easy-Targets.html
How to detect a hacker attack: on securelist.com : http://www.securelist.com/en/threats/vulnerabilities?chapter=38
They not use firewall?..
7 top tactics of hack attacks: on pcworld.com : http://www.pcworld.com/article/2052601/7-top-tactics-of-hack-attacks.html
Report: Hackers Want Easy Targets: on govtech.com : http://www.govtech.com/Report-Hackers-Want-Easy-Targets.html
How to detect a hacker attack: on securelist.com : http://www.securelist.com/en/threats/vulnerabilities?chapter=38
I confirm my finds .. AVG clean, Avira now in difficulties - my browser would not display Avira.com ..
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AVG Website Apparently Hacked by Palestinian Group (Updated)
AVG website defaced by Pakistani hackers of KDSM Team
Enlarge picture The Palestinian hacker group KDSM Team has defaced the main website of AVG Technologies, avg.com. It’s uncertain if the incident is a result of a breach of AVG’s systems or if it’s another case of DNS hijacking.
At the time of writing, the site is restored. However, security expert Graham Cluley has captured a screenshot of the defacement page.
“We are here to deliver two messages. First one: we want to tell you that there is a land called Palestine on the earth. This land has been stolen by Zionist. Do you know it? Palestinian people has the right to live in peace. Deserve to liberate their land and release all prisoners from Israeli jails. We want peace. Long live Palestine,” the hackers wrote on the defaced site.
They added, “Second message: There Is No Full Security. We Can Catch You! Hacked by KDMS team. Now We Will Quit Hacking.”
Interestingly, the part about “we will quit hacking” appears to be true since the group has deleted its Facebook page.
It’s uncertain how the hackers pulled this off. We’ve reached out to AVG in hopes that they can provide some clarifications. This article will be updated in case we hear from them, or if they publish a statement.
KDMS Team is the same group that claimed to have hacked LeaseWeb over the weekend. The hackers say they’ve stolen data from the web hosting company’s systems, but they haven’t provided any evidence to back their allegations.
LeaseWeb representatives said the attack was the result of a DNS hijack. It’s possible that a DNS poisoning attack is behind the AVG website defacement as well, but we’ll probably find out for sure once AVG comes forward with a statement.
Update. Experts have confirmed that this is a case of DNS hijacking. It appears that avg.com is not the only domain affected. Avira and WhatsApp websites have also been defaced in the same manner.
The visitors of these sites see the real site or the defacement page depending on what DNS they're using.
Also, the hackers have clarified that their Facebook page was actually deleted by Facebook.
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AVG website defaced by Pakistani hackers of KDSM Team
Enlarge picture The Palestinian hacker group KDSM Team has defaced the main website of AVG Technologies, avg.com. It’s uncertain if the incident is a result of a breach of AVG’s systems or if it’s another case of DNS hijacking.
At the time of writing, the site is restored. However, security expert Graham Cluley has captured a screenshot of the defacement page.
“We are here to deliver two messages. First one: we want to tell you that there is a land called Palestine on the earth. This land has been stolen by Zionist. Do you know it? Palestinian people has the right to live in peace. Deserve to liberate their land and release all prisoners from Israeli jails. We want peace. Long live Palestine,” the hackers wrote on the defaced site.
They added, “Second message: There Is No Full Security. We Can Catch You! Hacked by KDMS team. Now We Will Quit Hacking.”
Interestingly, the part about “we will quit hacking” appears to be true since the group has deleted its Facebook page.
It’s uncertain how the hackers pulled this off. We’ve reached out to AVG in hopes that they can provide some clarifications. This article will be updated in case we hear from them, or if they publish a statement.
KDMS Team is the same group that claimed to have hacked LeaseWeb over the weekend. The hackers say they’ve stolen data from the web hosting company’s systems, but they haven’t provided any evidence to back their allegations.
LeaseWeb representatives said the attack was the result of a DNS hijack. It’s possible that a DNS poisoning attack is behind the AVG website defacement as well, but we’ll probably find out for sure once AVG comes forward with a statement.
Update. Experts have confirmed that this is a case of DNS hijacking. It appears that avg.com is not the only domain affected. Avira and WhatsApp websites have also been defaced in the same manner.
The visitors of these sites see the real site or the defacement page depending on what DNS they're using.
Also, the hackers have clarified that their Facebook page was actually deleted by Facebook.
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Yep, AVG I think shut their servers down. AVG customer support says they're working to fix it.
Avira is down and defaced with the same thing as AVG was with the Palestine and the Anthem of Palestine in the backround and a Anonymous message and I haven't seen a response from Avira yet.
Avira is down and defaced with the same thing as AVG was with the Palestine and the Anthem of Palestine in the backround and a Anonymous message and I haven't seen a response from Avira yet.
Avira, AVG and Whatspp are back online.
Defacing or DNS hijacking only prove that sites are either vulnerable to attack or weak systems in place.
Then there's the messages they leave, apart from the fact I have no idea what they're talking about. There are better ways to spread a cause, Hacking is just as bad as the Politics, Governments, Corruption, Poverty, Pollution and so on..
The worst part is, they use Capital letters for every word. How annoying.
Defacing or DNS hijacking only prove that sites are either vulnerable to attack or weak systems in place.
Then there's the messages they leave, apart from the fact I have no idea what they're talking about. There are better ways to spread a cause, Hacking is just as bad as the Politics, Governments, Corruption, Poverty, Pollution and so on..
The worst part is, they use Capital letters for every word. How annoying.
Earth said:
Not for me, Avira is still defaced, AVG servers are back but the website isnt fully restored and Whatsapp isn't loading at all.
I did all three.MrXidus said:
AVG is back, However Avira is still defaced and whatsapp still isn't loading at all. :/
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Whatsapp is up but Avira is still defaced for me
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