Attrition is an
information security
Information security, sometimes shortened to InfoSec, is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management. It typically involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorize ...
-related website, created in October, 1998, which used to be updated at least weekly by an all-volunteer staff. Until 21 May 2001, Attrition maintained the largest
mirror
A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...
of defaced (or ''cracked'') websites available on the World Wide Web. The defacement mirror has since ceased updating. The site contains a variety of information, including movie and music reviews, poetry, and security tips covering topics like
forensics
Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and crimina ...
, data theft, and security advisories.
In 2001, attrition.org was given a cease and desist order by lawyers of MasterCard for posting parodies of its "Priceless" advertising campaign, which violated copyright law. An argument between attrition.org and MasterCard ensued, resulting in their communications and one final "Priceless" parody being posted online.
In 2006, Republican communications aide Todd Shriber attempted to hire Attrition to crack his former university's website. Shriber was then sacked from his job for attempting to solicit a hacker to inflate his GPA.
Attrition formerly hosted several
electronic mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. The term is often extended to include the people subscribed to such a list, so the group of subscribers is re ...
s relating to information security, such as InfoSec News. It also maintained the
Data Loss Database, which recorded company experienced data breaches.
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