SSA website

[raulb]

What happened to the SSA website?

I keep getting "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"

[Frank[_1_]]

On May 2, 5:28*pm, raulb > wrote:
> What happened to the SSA website?
>
> I keep getting "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"

Yep - I just tried myself, and got the same result

Frank

[Jim Logajan]

Frank > wrote:
> On May 2, 5:28*pm, raulb > wrote:
>> What happened to the SSA website?
>>
>> I keep getting "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"
>
> Yep - I just tried myself, and got the same result

The hostname is still pingable. Looks like they are using rackspace.com to
host their web site. Probably a misconfiguration.

[[email protected]]

On May 2, 4:25�pm, Jim Logajan > wrote:
> Frank > wrote:
> > On May 2, 5:28�pm, raulb > wrote:
> >> What happened to the SSA website?
>
> >> I keep getting "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"
>
> > Yep - I just tried myself, and got the same result
>
> The hostname is still pingable. Looks like they are using rackspace.com to
> host their web site. Probably a misconfiguration.

Its been hacked. Here's a example of what has happened....so
far.........I sent the SSA and Doug an email on it. Some contest sites
have a drug list that's a mile long on them.


Contest Name: 18 Meter Nationals
Contest Location: Ephrata, WA
Description: 107th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2957

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a criminal background
check program for pilot and flight service training applicants, and
for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 25, 2001

Mr. CASTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure


A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a criminal background
check program for pilot and flight service training applicants, and
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Secure Aviation Employment and Training
Enhancement Act of 2001ú.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PILOT AND AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE TRAINING APPLICANTS.

Section 44707 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting `(a) IN GENERAL- ú before `The Administratorú; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`(b) BACKGROUND CHECK PROGRAM FOR PILOT AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
TRAINING APPLICANTS-

`(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall implement a criminal background
check program for individuals enrolled or to be enrolled in civilian
schools giving instruction described in subsection (a)(1).

`(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS- Under the program, the Administrator
shall--

`(A) establish and provide a standard application form to be used by
all civilian schools giving instruction described in subsection (a)
(1);

`(B) maintain a database of all processed applications for such
schools;

`(C) require that any applicant to such a school must fill out the
standard application form and undergo a criminal background check; and

`(D) if the background check reveals evidence of criminal, espionage,
or terrorist activity or any other evidence that the Administrator
determines, by regulation, to be a security threat, the Administrator
shall establish procedures to ensure the applicant does not receive
training at such school.

`(3) FEES AND CHARGES- The Administrator shall establish reasonable
fees and charges to pay expenses incurred in carrying out this
section. Such fees and charges may not exceed $100 per individual.
Money collected under this subsection shall be credited to the account
in the Treasury from which expenses were incurred and are available to
the Administrator for those expenses.

`(4) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK DEFINED- In this subsection, the term
`criminal background checkú, commonly known as an indices check, means
a review of information provided by the Director of Central
Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
regarding personal background, including information relating to any
history of criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage or
terrorism.ú.

[raulb]

What is this, the 3rd or 4th time they have been hacked? What make
the SSA such a good target? Don't they have any security?

I want to know because I just published my own website on US military
training gliders and I am not anxious to get it hacked.

[[email protected]]

On May 2, 2:28*pm, raulb > wrote:
> What happened to the SSA website?
>
> I keep getting "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"

I am getting this error:

"You are not authorized to view this page
The Web server you are attempting to reach has a list of IP addresses
that are not allowed to access the Web site, and the IP address of
your browsing computer is on this list."

[Frank Whiteley]

On May 2, 10:40*pm, wrote:
> On May 2, 2:28*pm, raulb > wrote:
>
> > What happened to the SSA website?
>
> > I keep getting "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"
>
> I am getting this error:
>
> "You are not authorized to view this page
> The Web server you are attempting to reach has a list of IP addresses
> that are not allowed to access the Web site, and the IP address of
> your browsing computer is on this list."

It's back up.