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Ofer Shezaf
(Breach Security) [Project Leader]

The Web Hacking Incidents Database
Last update:17 February 2008

List of Incidents for a Year

Select Year: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008


List of incidents for the year 2001
6 incidents listed
WHID 2001-5: Privacy hole found in Verizon Wireless Web site
Reported: 04 August 2005
Occurred: 06 September 2001

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Credential/Session Prediction
  • Outcome: Disclosure Only

References:

WHID 2001-4: Hacked Web site damaged PCs in Japan
Reported:
Occurred: 21 August 2001

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Users who visited the Price Lotto site using Microsoft's IE (Internet Explorer) 4.x and 5.x, automatically downloaded malicious JavaScript that was programmed to alter the software configuration of their PCs.

References:

WHID 2001-1: Travelocity exposes customer information
Reported:
Occurred: 22 January 2001

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Predictable Resource Location
  • Outcome: Disclosure Only

Sensitive files were left in a publicly accessible directory of a new web server install

References:

WHID 2001-2: Computer E-Retailer Exposes Credit Card Numbers
Reported:
Occurred: 18 June 2001

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Credential/Session Prediction
  • Outcome: Disclosure Only

View other orders by changing a sequential parameter number. Security was provided by client side JavaScript

References:

WHID 2001-3: Persistent XSS in Hotmail
Reported:
Occurred: 03 August 2001

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • Outcome: Disclosure Only

Persistent XSS HTML Injection inside an HTML email message to hotmail

References:

WHID 2001-6: XSS at Microsoft Passport
Reported:
Occurred: 05 November 2001

Classifications:

  • Attack Method: Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • Outcome: Disclosure Only

References:



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