p2pnet news | Security:- A cracker dubbed “officer brobee” has defaced the Scotland Yard careers web site, says Zone-H.

“In the hacked page the defacer inserted a picture of a green monster followed by a text making fun of their anti-terrorism unit, saying they hired incompetent people,” says the story, going on

“Maybe the defacer decided to attack the site after the police refused to hire him?”

The web site was running Windows 2000 and the defacer exploited an SQL injection vulnerability, says the post, adding:

“Scotland Yard - just like many organizations, companies, governments.. - invests millions in security but forgets that equipments are not enough if the web application is vulnerable to common security issues…”

Slashdot it!

Also See:
Zone-H - Scotland Yard careers web site defaced, February 26, 2008

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