What do the Voice of America, the BBC, an Indiana tree service firm, a Michigan pediatrician and a midwestern TPA all have in common? They all had their websites defaced by a group of hackers with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
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In the past, occurrences such as these were treated as “cyber graffiti.” Some hackers deface multiple sites to gain notoriety among their hacker peers. Others feel it is their “duty” to exploit security weaknesses. And of course, money is also a universal motivator.
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