Arun 795 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 Trai website tinkered, hacker still at large Tuesday, October 03, 2006 at 0015 hours IST Financial Express NEW DELHI, OCT 2: The website of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been hacked. A hacker (code-named - Pablin 77) broke through the administrative access to the regulator’s server on Saturday and tinkered with some of the links of the website. FE alerted Trai about the hacking on Monday. The hacker is still at large and the telecom regulator plans to lodge a FIR.Defacing of Indian websites is at an all time high right now, says a report by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) which tracks such incidents. About 1,311 Indian sites were defaced in July 2006 against only 151 in January this year. The recommendations and directions sections on the website (Trai.gov.in) when clicked, opened a window saying - “Pablin 77 was here.” Pablin 77 is an international hacker who targets only government websites. In the past, Pablin 77 had attacked the government websites of Uruguay, Germany, Holland, China, Ethiopia and most recently the website of the Republic of Philippines on September 24. Most of the links on the sites were changed to “h4x0r3d Pablin77 Was Here!!!” and the site was put offline. Pablin 77, however, is a low-profile hacker, said Captain Raghu Raman, CEO, Mahindra Special Services Group. “Top hackers figure in the age of 35-45 years and keep a very low profile. However, Pablin seems to gain monetary mileage by leaving his message,” he added. The attack could be serious because the server is based in Trai premises, said experts. “Through the malicious code the hacker could download a trojan on machines which could help gain access to sensitive Trai data,” said Srikiran Raghavan, regional head of RSA Security. “The attack on the Trai website clearly showed that adequate security measures were not in place. The site was attacked during the holiday season to prevent quick response and thus gain more publicity,” said Trend Micro’s country head Niraj Kaushik. The Trai website was redesigned by Delhi based Planet E-com Solutions just a few months back. Trai officials said that the site’s ‘press release’ section was hacked a few days before the 3G recommendations were announced. However, that was discovered and set right by the regulator. Who is Pablin 77 • Is an international hacker who targets only government websites • History Attacked the goverment websites of Uruguay, Germany, Holland, China, Ethiopia and most recently the website of the Philippines • Holiday time Site was attacked during the holiday season to prevent quick response Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nirvana 4 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 LOL, its very pathetic that such a major IT related department can't secure their server Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theking 35 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 lmao “Through the malicious code the hacker could download a trojan on machines which could help gain access to sensitive Trai data,” said Srikiran Raghavan, regional head of RSA Security. “The attack on the Trai website clearly showed that adequate security measures were not in place. The site was attacked during the holiday season to prevent quick response and thus gain more publicity,” said Trend Micro’s country head Niraj Kaushik. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smartbuddy_82 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 “Pablin 77 was here.” HeHe, good Pablin didnt link TRAI site to any other restricted site... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
