What is a Website Defacement?

What is a Website Defacement?

Website defacement is the most obvious sign of a hack. In these cases, bad actors who have gained access to an environment leave their mark through digital vandalism. For website owners, it means trying to access your homepage, only to find all of the code and content you’ve worked on replaced with something like this:

While many website hacks are designed for financial gain, website defacements are a different kind of hack.

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