Internet Security Systems' X-Force is tracking hacker activity, has notified 
customers and raised its current threat level to AlertCon 2 due to an upcoming 
event known as The Defacers Challenge [TDC], an organized Web defacement event 
that encourages hackers to compete against each other while defacing Web sites 
for recognition and prizes. http://www.defacers-challenge.com/

Overview: 
The contest awards points to hackers that successfully compromise of an 
organization's Web server and deface its Web pages. Point values are based on 
the operating systems hacked and defaced. HP-UX, Apple, and IBM-AIX are worth 
more points due to their limited exposure as Web-hosting platforms, and because 
they are targeted less often than Microsoft and Linux operating systems. 

Impact: 
X-Force analysts are monitoring the hacking challenge to determine how this 
contest will affect the Internet. Due to the large scope of the contest, normal 
Internet activity could be disrupted. Web pages that become defaced are not 
accessible to Internet users surfing the Web.