Hacker will be dating in prison
Date: November 10, 2006Source: pcpro.co.uk
Matthew Byrne used a dictionary attack to guess the passwords to member profiles on the loveandfriends dating site, which he subsequently defaced.
Byrne gained access because of the simple passwords used on accounts, but did not manage to get into the site's database or servers.
Following the defacement, a police investigation by the Computer Crime Unit identified, located and arrested Byrne, who admitted his part in the offence.
A forensic search of Byrne's computer revealed that he had also written the MIRSA mass mailing email worm.
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