Shortly after 4pm ET on May 7th, 2001, the Web site streamer.microsoft.com was defaced by the group Prime Suspectz. This makes 10 times a Microsoft Web site has been defaced including Microsoft global sites in Brazil, Slovenia, New Zealand, Mexico, UK and Saudi Arabia.
http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2001/05/07/streamer.microsoft.com/
The full list of past Microsoft targets have included:
msrconf.microsoft.com (a supposed retired MS server and the first recorded defacement of a Microsoft server) on October 24, 1999 http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/1999/10/24/msrconf.microsoft.com/CMT/
Microsoft Brazil by IZ corp defaced June 3, 2000 http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2000/06/03/www.microsoft.com.br/
The Microsoft Events Server by someone unknown on November 11, 2000 http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2000/11/07/events.microsoft.com
Microsoft Slovenia (defaced twice) the first time by Furia.BR on December 14, 2000 and the second time by BoLoDoRiO 3 days later http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2000/12/14/www.microsoft.si http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2000/12/17/www.microsoft.si
Microsoft New Zealand was defaced by Prime Suspectz on January, 23rd of this year: http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2001/01/23/www.microsoft.co.nz/
Microsoft UK, Microsoft Saudi Arabia and Microsoft Mexico were all defaced on May 3rd, 2001 by Prime Suspectz:
http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2001/05/03/www.microsoft.co.uk/ http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2001/05/03/www.microsoft.com.sa/ http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2001/05/03/www.microsoft.com.mx/
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