APWG Incident Response Plan For Hacked Websites
I discovered today an important resource for all webmasters or site owners who fall prey to a hacking attack initiated by phishing groups.
What to Do If Your Website Has Been Hacked by Phishers is an extensive guide written by APWG experts and contributing researchers from FBI, Microsoft, Google, Universities and Banks.
The guide walks the phishing attack response plan step by step providing valuable tips and suggestions on how to handle a phishing hacking incident responsibly
- Identification
- Reporting (Notification)
- Containment
- Recovery
- Follow-up
On paper, the plan looks good , but I have my doubts that webmasters will keep their cool and not delete the phishing website once they find out about it.
Read the whole guide here (PDF)




