Kaspersky Costa Rica Website(It is not official website of Kaspersky) Hacked and defaced by an Algerian Hacker named as "Over-X". When i write this article, the defacement page is still there in the main page of the site.
Few months back, Over-x hacked and defaced parlament.tj (Tajikistan Parliament website).
The hacked site:http://www.kaspersky.co.cr/
Today(Dec 06) we got mail from Kaspersky team,they said this site is not belong to their Firm. Sorry for wrong information.
The official Message from Kaspersky:
In general, cybersquatting is a common malicious technique used by
cybercriminals. To avoid entering malicious websites, Kaspersky Lab
advises users to practice safe online browsing habits by typing the
URL of their designated website and verifying that it is spelled
correctly before entering.
Few months back, Over-x hacked and defaced parlament.tj (Tajikistan Parliament website).
The hacked site:
Mirror:
http://www.zone-h.org/mirror/id/15938562Today(Dec 06) we got mail from Kaspersky team,they said this site is not belong to their Firm. Sorry for wrong information.
The official Message from Kaspersky:
“The compromised website in question, kaspersky.co.cr, is owned by
cybersquatters and has no affiliation with Kaspersky Lab’s domain,
which is kaspersky.cr, or any of our partners’ domains. The fraudulent
website does not redirect any traffic to Kaspersky Lab’s websites or
any of our partners’ sites.” – Kaspersky Lab
In general, cybersquatting is a common malicious technique used by
cybercriminals. To avoid entering malicious websites, Kaspersky Lab
advises users to practice safe online browsing habits by typing the
URL of their designated website and verifying that it is spelled
correctly before entering.