14 DAY TRIAL // The website of the UK Council for Graduate Education (ukcge.ac.uk) has been hacked by a hacker that goes by the name of “smitt3nz.” The attacker not only defaced the website, but also leaked information stolen from its databases.
Judging by the message posted on the defaced site, the hacker simply wanted to show that the website wasn’t properly secured.
smitt3nz’s Twitter account has been suspended shortly after he posted the link to the leaked data. However, Cyber War News reports that the file published online contains the email addresses and clear text passwords of 636 users.
At the time of writing, the website of the UK Council for Graduate Education is still defaced. I’ve reached out to the organization to see if they can comment on the incident. The post will be updated in case they respond.