Zone-H

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Zone-H
Type of site
Website defacement archive, Cybersecurity
OwnerRoberto Preatoni
Created byRoberto Preatoni
URL www.zone-h.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedMarch 2, 2002
Current statusActive

Zone-H is an online archive dedicated to collecting and publishing records of defaced websites. Founded on March 2, 2002, and based in Estonia, the platform has become a widely recognized database for tracking defacements and incidents of cyber vandalism. A WHOIS lookup shows the domain was created on February 14, 2002. [1]

Contents

Overview

Zone-H serves as a repository where defaced websites are mirrored and stored. Once submitted either by third parties or the attackers themselves each defacement is subject to moderation to verify authenticity. If approved, the mirrored defacement is permanently archived for public reference.

Aside from its archive functionality, Zone-H also operates as a cybersecurity news portal, offering original content related to:

The platform publishes content in multiple languages and is especially popular in countries such as Iran and Turkey. [2]

In recent years, Zone-H has faced censorship in certain countries. It was reportedly banned by some Indian ISPs due to legal action initiated by the Government of India. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "zone-h.org WHOIS Lookup". who.is. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Zone-h.org Traffic, Demographics and Competitors – Alexa". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ↑ Fernandez, Kevin. "Zone-H banned by some Indian ISPs: some workarounds".
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