(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — After hackers defaced hundreds of websites hosted by Network Solutions (www.networksolutions.com), the company said Tuesday that it is monitoring this threat and working with law enforcement organizations as it works to restore the impacted sites.
“We have discovered the cause of a limited attack on websites hosted on Network Solutions Unix servers where a few hundred sites were affected,” Network Solutions’ Shashi Bellamkonda wrote in a Tuesday company blog entry. “Hackers were able to add a file displaying illegitimate content on top of the customer website content. This was an issue on multiple servers and unknown intruders were able to get through by using a file inclusion technique. There was no danger to any personally identifiable or secure information.”
Bellamkonda noted that after this issue is sorted out, Network Solutions will be undertaking precautionary actions that may include some server configuration modifications.
Bellamkonda said a number of attacks of this nature have been reported by law enforcement agencies over the past few days. According to a report from PC World, the volunteer administrator for a catholic church’s website hosted by Network Solutions, Lucina Mastro, found out Sunday that someone had defaced the site with pro-Palestinian messages. The motivations behind the attack, however, remain unclear because other sites held no political messages.
“These incidents are regrettable and we apologize for the inconvenience,” wrote Bellamkonda. “Due to the nature of the web, the race between technology and the bad elements is a challenge that companies face continually.”
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