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Fine Gael's website hacked

  • 09-01-2011 10:09pm
    #1
    Lukker-
    Registered Users Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    http://finegael2011.com/

    Fine Gael's website has been hacked by the infamous group of internet hacktivists Anonymous.


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  • #2
    RockinRolla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 575 ✭✭✭RockinRolla


    I don't believe it.

    About time they started putting their attention to improving this place.


  • #3
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Oh so it has.......

    ..... anything good on telly tonight?


  • #4
    Colmo52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Colmo52


    It looks fine to me.


  • #5
    Milena Poor Test
    Posts: 0 ✭ Milena Poor Test


    Warning, it trying to download something as well! :eek:

    Spam shields are up!


  • #6
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    While it loads it valiantly tries to be the normal page. Then 'rebellion' devours it.


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  • #7
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,381 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Colmo52 wrote: »
    It looks fine to me.

    look again.


  • #8
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    Colmo52 wrote: »
    It looks fine to me.

    Give it a sec... Ah, there it is, a tiny insignifigant piece of info. If you're going to go to all that trouble (maybe it was easy, but a gardai investigation will probably follow) add something better.


  • #9
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Anonymous Page wrote:
    Nothing is safe, you put your faith in this political party and they take no measures to protect you.

    They offer you free speech yet they censor your voice.

    I don't know what they're on about - I don't put my faith in f*cking Fine Gael.


  • #10
    tommyhaas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭tommyhaas


    If they were going to go to the trouble of hacking a website, they could have at least made it funny

    Stick up the video of Inda on American Idol maybe??



  • #11
    saywhatyousee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭saywhatyousee


    why would you even bother?????


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  • #12
    Colmo52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Colmo52


    kippy wrote: »
    look again.

    I exited the page before the message came up.I Saw it second time.


  • #13
    Burning Eclipse
    Registered Users Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭Burning Eclipse


    Danbo! wrote: »
    Give it a sec... Ah, there it is, a tiny insignifigant piece of info. If you're going to go to all that trouble (maybe it was easy, but a gardai investigation will probably follow) add something better.

    I'm sure "Raepsauce and Palladium" will be shaking in their boots :p


  • #14
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,076 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    They so deserve that, hope it teaches them to support Irish Jobs the next time they get their website overhauled.


  • #15
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,035 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Not quite, someone put some javascript in the comments box, the page isn't touched, just badly designed.


  • #16
    CrazyBiscuit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭CrazyBiscuit


    And yet the websites of other poltical parties are unaffected, including Fianna Fáil.


  • #17
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    CrazyBiscuit wrote: »
    And yet the websites of other poltical parties are unaffected, including Fianna Fáil.

    Yes they were different sites and did no have this vulnerability.


  • #18
    bobbytables
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭bobbytables


    Did...did someone forget to sanitize their data inputs?

    An Irish developer wouldn't forget to do that!

    For shame Mr. Kenny.


  • #19
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    These hackers are like what Fine Gael will be after the next election - have all the power but do feck all with it.

    FAIL


  • #20
    CrazyBiscuit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭CrazyBiscuit


    tuxy wrote: »
    Yes they were different sites and did no have this vulnerability.
    I know, but I would have expected something like this to happen to Fianna Fáil before FG, disregarding the weaknesses of the FG site.


  • #21
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,199 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    I suspect it could be someone else claiming to be them, though it's impossible to tell. No reason for anon to care about FG.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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  • #22
    galwayrush
    Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    :
    CrazyBiscuit wrote: »
    I know, but I would have expected something to happen like this to Fianna Fáil before FG, disregarding the weaknesses of the FG site.

    FF 's is laughable enough without any outside help.:pac::pac:


  • #23
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    tuxy wrote: »
    Yes they were different sites and did no have this vulnerability.

    A likely story.

    I think we all know what's going on here. It's been pretty widely known that Mary Harney has been taking computer classes lately!


  • #24
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    While the comment with the javascript were posted to the FG site by some ne'erdowells the site wasn't actually hacked. The message seems to be a generic anti-politics message, probably used on many sites.

    Agree with Spears, the fact comments aren't stripped of <script> tags is a result of poor development/design.

    It's more a defacement than a hack, as there was no hacking going on.


  • #25
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    Your website is ready.

    This site has been successfully created and is ready for content to be added. Replace this default page with your own index page.


  • #26
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Well that didn't last too long, kneejerk reaction if you ask me, disable comments and remove offending comments and you'd have a better solution. I suppose the NOC guys can't go poking around like that though.

    There's also the curious case of the Plesk Default Page on http://finegael.org ...


  • #27
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    TouchingVirus wrote: »
    While the comment with the javascript were posted to the FG site by some ne'erdowells the site wasn't actually hacked. The message seems to be a generic anti-politics message, probably used on many sites.

    Agree with Spears, the fact comments aren't stripped of <script> tags is a result of poor development/design.

    It's more a defacement than a hack, as there was no hacking going on.

    But somehow I think the media reports on this tomorrow will not spot the difference!
    Tomorrow's Headline wrote:
    OMG! We iz hacked! Tweets Fine Gael leader Kenny


  • #28
    Brynn Crooked Stone
    Posts: 0 ✭ Brynn Crooked Stone


    Does anyone have a screengrab of what the message was?


  • #29
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    Brynn Crooked Stone wrote: »
    Does anyone have a screengrab of what the message was?

    ...


  • #30
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Brynn Crooked Stone wrote: »
    Does anyone have a screengrab of what the message was?

    jj78nn.png

    Feel free to throw it into your own page : http://www.1888932-2946.ws/AlexanderAlvaro/E-DocumentManager/gallery/Asyl_und_Migration/de.js


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  • #31
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,057 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I wonder if it has anything to do with this


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