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The Web Hacking Incidents Database
Last update:17 February 2008

List of Incidents for a Classification

Please note that classifications are a new feature and not all entries in WHID are already classified, so when you get a certain number of entries for a classification, WHID might have more records matching that classification that we did not classify yet. We hope to complete the classification process soon.

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Attack Method, Country, Location, Origin, Outcome, Software, Vertical

Select criteria for classification "Attack Method":
Abuse of Functionality, Administration Error, Brute Force, Buffer Overflow, Content Spoofing, Credential/Session Prediction, Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Denial of Service, Directory Indexing, Drive by Pharming, Failure to Restrict URL Access, Format String Attack, HTTP Response Splitting, Improper Error Handling, Insecure Direct Object Reference, Insufficient Anti-automation, Insufficient Authentication, Insufficient Authorization, Insufficient Process Validation, Insufficient Session Expiration, Known Vulnerability, LDAP Injection, Misconfiguration, OS Commanding, Other, Path Traversal, Predictable Resource Location, Redirection, Session Fixation, Session Hijacking, SQL Injection, SSI Injection, Unintentional Information Disclosure, Unknown, Weak Password Recovery Validation, XPath Injection


List of incidents for which Attack Method is Brute Force
2 incidents listed
WHID 2008-07: Another Free MacWorld Platinum Pass? Yes in 2008!
Reported: 28 January 2008
Occurred: 14 January 2008

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Brute Force
  • Country: USA
  • Outcome: Monetary Loss
  • Vertical: Technology

Kurt already got his free MacWorld pass last year (WHID 2007-14), but it seems that nothing changes year after year and he was able to pull a similar trick this year. As the codes that allow customers to get the passes where hashed but stored on the client browser, Kurt was able to crack them.

References:

WHID 2003-2: UT Austin hack yields personal info on thousands
Reported: 04 April 2006
Occurred: 06 March 2003

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Brute Force

While an old incident, further research into it suggest that it was a web hack. While the initial reports talk about a database break in, a report in the Register identify the database as txClass, which is a web based system. 55,200 social security numbers where stolen, though the hacker claimed that he did not perform the act for profit. He was caught and sentenced to 5 years probation.

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