{"id":681,"date":"2020-05-07T15:44:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/blog\/?p=681"},"modified":"2022-09-09T09:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:14:42","slug":"us-military-and-government-websites-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/blog\/website-security\/us-military-and-government-websites-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"US Military and Government Websites Hacked"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Military and Government Websites Hacked! Is Your Website Safe?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cybercriminals are more fearless than your average criminals.<\/p>\n

Even the worst of villains would never attack a U.S. Military facility (unless you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re watching a movie).<\/p>\n

Whereas in cyberspace, all targets are at risk, regardless of government or military status.<\/p>\n

Cybercriminals are clearly not discriminating against acts of intrusion when it comes to websites.<\/p>\n

Last month a California hacker was arrested for defacing numerous military, government, and business websites, including West Point\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Combating Terrorism Center and the New York City Comptroller\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office.<\/p>\n

According to the Department of Justice, the hacker allegedly used a well-known exploit called Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) to hack over 11,000 websites!<\/p>\n

The FBI’s Assistant Director for the New York Field Office, William F. Sweeney Jr., said, “Website defacements can disrupt an organization’s operations and damage its credibility.”<\/p>\n

The comptroller’s office ultimately paid more than $5,000 to fix the damage, while the US government paid more than $7,000 to fix West Point’s site.<\/p>\n

It’s obvious that tampering with websites is probably the most common type of hacking.<\/p>\n

This is the statement of Levi Gundert, a former US Secret Service special agent within the Los Angeles Electronic Crimes Task Force.<\/p>\n

Mr. Gundert wisely reminds us of the potential for harm when cybercriminals gain unauthorized access to web servers such as the large-scale Equifax breach last year which exposed the personal information of 145 million Americans.<\/p>\n

He concludes by saying “Organizations generally underestimate the damage that can be done.”<\/p>\n

Whether large or small, it’s clear all websites are at risk.<\/p>\n

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