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Website defacements: modifying homepages to display political claims

What is website defacement? Website defacement is a cyberattack in which the visual and textual content of a web page – usually the home page – is modified without the owner’s authorization. This attack is often used by hacktivists to spread political, ideological or religious messages. The main aim is to use the visibility of […]

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DDoS attacks: saturating servers to make sites inaccessible

What is a DDoS attack?   A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a cyber attack designed to render a website, online service or network unavailable. To achieve this, attackers overwhelm the target with massive, simultaneous traffic from multiple compromised sources, often referred to as “bots” or “zombies”. The aim is simple: to saturate

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