Micro Persuasion: A-List Bloggers Hacked

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

A-List Bloggers Hacked

InternetNews.com: A bug in a popular log file analysis program has been exploited by attackers, who were then able to deface a popular blog and other Web sites. Blogger Jeremy Zawodny reported on his blog late Tuesday that his primary server had been hacked. Russell Beattie also noted the results of discovering a break-in on his blog.

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