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So you think you can hack?

Some 700 hackers looking to show off their talents have piled into an upstart Web site called RankMyHack.com in the last month. Emerging from the shadowy underground, they have submitted evidence of more than 1,200 Web site hacks, eager to have their feats measured against those of their peers.
The site was created by a hacker nicknamed Solar to bring a little accountability to the online forums and chat rooms where hackers gather to learn tricks of the trade, buy and sell contraband and form alliances. There, eBay-style ratings systems meant to establish reputations are routinely abused, morality tends to be fluid and anonymous young people often talk big while carrying a small stick.
The site was created by a hacker nicknamed Solar to bring a little accountability to the online forums and chat rooms where hackers gather to learn tricks of the trade, buy and sell contraband and form alliances. There, eBay-style ratings systems meant to establish reputations are routinely abused, morality tends to be fluid and anonymous young people often talk big while carrying a small stick.
“So have you got what it takes to be the best?” Solar taunts on the site’s home page, which has a distinctively retro design.
“So have you got what it takes to be the best?” Solar taunts on the site’s home page, which has a distinctively retro design.
As of Sunday, the top break-in on the site was said to be a hack of The Huffington Post, worth nearly 1.7 million points and claimed by Mudkip, who is also the site’s top-ranked hacker. The second-biggest hack, worth 1.5 million points, was said to be on Google, by Blackfan.
The Huffington Post did not respond to requests for comment. Google said Blackfan had told it about a minor bug in the mobile version of Google.com as part of its program to reward security researchers for finding and disclosing vulnerabilities. The flaw poses no risk to users, Google said.
Hackers like Mudkip and Blackfan can use a RankMyHack banner to display their stats on other Web sites, including hacker forums.
But the banners can also help crime groups find talented and willing recruits, warned Rob Rachwald, director of security strategy at Imperva, a security company. “If you like blood on your hands, this shows you’re willing to do the dirty work.”
RankMyHack seems to take a page from competitions like Capture the Flag that attract some of the world’s most skilled hackers. In that game, competing teams defend their computers from attack while trying to steal a piece of data from or plant data on another team’s computer. Organizers verify hacks and declare winners.

At Def Con, no real damage is done and a strong performance can cement a reputation — and attract job offers. But RankMyHack, which celebrates and some say incites illegal hacking, could hurt Solar’s prospects for a career path that requires trust.

Solar argued that the hacks would occur regardless, and that the site was positive because hackers did not need to do damage to prove they had infiltrated a site.

He said security companies should be impressed that, “secured to the teeth” and attacked a hundred times a day, RankMyHack itself was still standing.