Fadia no more sells Viagra

Updated on: 11 December,2009 07:34 AM IST |
MiD DAY Correspondent |

The ethical hacker shifts website to another server after coming under spam attack

The ethical hacker shifts website to another server after coming under spam attack

As one of the most recognized ethical hacker in the country, Ankit Fadia has helped hundreds of people under attack from cyber criminals.

www.hackingmobilephones.com

However, in the latest development it has been pointed out that other portals on the same server may also be targeted by cyber frauds. It means several business, shopping and government websites hosted by the server may be facing spam attacks.

Now, if you are try to log on to Fadia's website, the url address leads you to
https://istrategy.in/GD/HTML/Ankitfadia/ instead of his business site.

"I have redirected the link to the other server. My site is safe to use and the problem is with the server net4india. The matter is under investigation and truth will be out soon," he told MiD DAY.

However, executives associated with net4india claimed that their server was clean. "The problem lies with the page source of hackingmobilephones.com. It was hit by a spammer which may lead to infection of other sites under us," an executive said, requesting anonymity.

Fadia's website was attacked by a spammer which was also displays the 'buy Viagra online' link when the source of the website is viewed. The spammers usually hack the website in order to increase the number of clicks for the website. The presence of link www.uindy.edu/survey/public/viagra on Fadia's website was promoting online trade of the libido-boosting drug.

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