The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the governing body of the Internet`s top level domains, was defaced today by South African hacker Mr_Twig.
The mailhub.icann.org server defacement marks Mr_Twig`s first hack outside of South Africa`s borders. The defacement includes a marriage proposal to "Icey", a name mentioned in most of his local hacks.
The message left by Mr_Twig includes the words: "Icey, will you marry me? Say yes and I promise to never do anything to upset you again, including lame website defacing."
Little is known about the elusive Mr_Twig. He is widely regarded as a 'script kiddie` by the local hacking community and has defaced over 30 sites over the past two years. Recently he posted the names of over 1 000 vulnerable local sites that he said he intended to hack.
It is believed that he is based in Cape Town and is in his late teens. ICANN has not yet responded to ITWeb`s questions regarding the hack and at the time of publishing the site had not been repaired.
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