MacApper.com defaced in second attack
updated 12:55 pm EST, Tue November 20, 2007
MacApper.com defaced
An unidentified cracker known as malcor has defaced MacApper.com, marking the second compromised Apple-related website in what has become a series of attacks. Citing Mac user "smugness," malcor claims to be "amputating" the "rot" for the good of the Mac user community. Each attack includes an image of one or more rotting apples, usually in a late stage of decay or teaming with insects devouring the aging fruit, as well as a specific message to the Mac community.
"This website has been flagged for excessive Apple fanboism, and has been taken down for 24 hours," the defaced websites read. "This is a message to the rest of the Mac community, so listen up. Ever heard of hubris? Tone it down, and you will not be attacked. Everyone else is open game."
So far two sites have been compromised and defaced, with two warnings given prior to those attacks. First GlennWolsey.com and now MacApper.com have seen their Web content replaced by the above message from malcor.
The attacker keeps an updated blog documenting each attack, and gives warning to each victim prior to defacing the website. Malcor also offers fairly definitive clues to the public about the next intended victim, and promises to continue the attacks in spite of numerous requests to the contrary.
"Lucky for the majority of you who are cheering these attacks on, I don't care at all what these fanbois think," malcor blogged two days ago. "So yes, the attacks will continue."
What a loser.
11/20, 01:11pm reply
Seriously, defacing a website isn't hacking anymore. This script kiddie should get a job, or a hobby.
njfuzzy
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ah, yes...
11/20, 01:25pm reply
...the usual 12-year old, boasting how 'kewl' he is.
Enjoy your 15 minutes, Malcor.
ZinkDifferent
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not to mention...
11/20, 01:30pm reply
unless the website is hosted on a mac-based server, the hack itself really indicates nothing significant about anything...
legacyb4
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Joined: May 2001
Proud
11/20, 01:49pm reply
I bet his parents sure are proud. Now if they could just get him to move out of the basement.....
I do wonder though why a legal team hasn't already gone after him especially if he is blogging his script kiddie trophy room on a blog.
Pennywigeon
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Take him down
11/20, 02:38pm reply
Just another nerd script kiddie defacing basic websites...someone should arrest this dork and put him out of his misery. Hackers are criminals just like any other, and deserve no less than prison with their coward anonymity.
ricardogf
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what platform
11/20, 03:14pm reply
is he compromising? If it's about Mac fanboyism that's being attacked, but the sites are hosted on another platform, then malcor is just a lamer demonstrating nothing but the desire for attention. If malcor is hacking sites hosted on Macs, he has a clear and valid point about the "smugness" factor.
Flying Meat
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isn't it illegal?
11/20, 03:22pm reply
Since he links to his own blog, why didn't Blogger take him down? Maybe if everyone flags it they will.
Most 12 year olds are a lot more mature than him.
mike3k
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Get Him!
11/20, 03:24pm reply
Was hasn't he been arrested? If he's stupid enough to be boasting about it on a blog it should be easy enough to track him down. And I also agree with the comments about the platform he's hacking being entertaining if they aren't OS X based hosting.
JayMan8081
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malwhore
11/20, 05:16pm reply
Wow, what a master or hacking. Next he will be using cheat codes on his xBox.
Doofus.
robttwo
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Windows server hacker
11/20, 05:37pm reply
I wonder if this fool is just hacking at Windows servers? If he actually attacked websites located on MacOS X servers, he might have something to say. From what I can gather from the Leopard Network Utility, the first website may have some funny host, but the second may be Google hosted.
I perceive that he also doesn't understand the business term of "Evangelism".
FYI, I have a nephew that sounds like this fellow. I think he keeps cruising certain anti-Mac websites trolling for various rumors. Claiming we have to throw out our systems to get more memory I think was one of his false claims. He didn't want to listen to me when I tried countering him. Unfortunately, he's the son of my wife's favorite sister... :(
Philip Wing
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