Many websites were hacked, changing content into gambling advertisements

Many websites have gov.vn domain names of state agencies hijacked by hackers, changing the content into advertisements for pages for online gambling website V8 *****.

Specifically, the website of the Hanoi Labor Confederation, Hai Duong Department of Home Affairs, People's Committee of Que Minh commune (Quang Nam), Duy Vinh commune (Quang Nam), Veterans Association (Quang Ngai) . were changed by hackers. content on affiliate sites to advertise V8 online gambling site *****, and content on external sites remains the same.

When searching the keyword "Site: * gov.vn V8 ****", Google returns nearly 700 results and they are all branch pages with the domain name "gov.vn" created by hackers to advertise the page. V8 gambling ****.

According to security experts, the websites attacked by hackers all have basic security errors and still use the outdated http protocol. After gaining control, the hacker created a branch page and inserted gambling ad content to increase the search rankings for gambling websites.

This is not the first time a hacker has attacked, hijacked or altered content on websites of agencies or organizations. Previously, in 2018, hackers also attacked Vietcombank's website, causing the child page to display two lines of verses "Hundred years of Kieu is still Kieu / Student retakes is obvious" and when shared via Facebook, photos The cover of the subpage will display "Hanoi National University".

In March, the website of fast food chain Lotteria was also attacked and the homepage image was changed to the hacker group Anonymous.