Cybercrime takes on many forms, but one of the long-standing tactics attackers use is web defacement – the process of compromising and vandalizing a website. Typically, these attackers – known as web defacers – replace the original page with their own version, boldly stating a political or social message. This is not a new phenomenon, but it is an enduring one. The data we’ve analyzed goes back almost two decades, and we’ve seen how the process of web defacement is still being used nowadays.
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Understanding Motivations and Methods of Web Defacement