A former member of the hacker gang Kryogeniks was sentenced to four months in prison for his role in a 2008 stunt that replaced Comcast s homepage with a shout-out to other hackers. Malicious redirection websites are using typosquatting and impersonation to attack unwary visitors. Researchers disclosed the WarezTheRemote attack, affecting Comcast’s XR11 voice remote control. Read the full article in this article by CNN Tech Heroics.
Source: https://threatpost.com/comcast-defacer-sentenced-4-months-081010/74316/