Thursday, January 28, 2010

Hackers love Obama !

Kinda Funny !
Maybe they will start thinking about Cyber Security ?





Politico
Hackers infiltrated the websites of dozens of House members overnight, replacing their usual pages with attacks on President Barack Obama.

According to a spokesman for the cybersecurity office for the House, 49 sites were affected, and all are served by a third-party vendor outside the "firewall" provided by the Capitol's own services.

Problems have arisen with the same vendor in the past, and though no decision has been announced yet, this attack could increase the pressure by House officers to preclude its use.

The successful attacks came despite the addition of security safeguards in recent years, said a Democratic leadership aide, and it's expected that a review will be ordered by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

On each of the hacked sites, the usual material was replaced by a white screen and the words: "F— OBAMA!! Red Eye CREW !!!!! O RESTO E HACKER !!! by HADES; m4V3RiCk; T4ph0d4 — FROM BRASIL."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/32145.html#ixzz0dvpMY7fq



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