Posted on 02/21/2011 9:37:39 PM PST by Nachum
Iranian computer hackers on Monday hijacked the website of the Voice of America, replacing its Internet home page with a banner bearing an Iranian flag and an image of an AK-47 assault rifle. The group called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to “hear the voice of oppressed nations.” The banner stated that “we have proven that we can.” The message called on the United States to “stop interfering in Islamic countries.” It then listed more 90 websites of VOA it claimed has also been hacked.
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Ping.
ping
Anyone who doesn’t believe we’re at war is delusional. Dangerously naive, at best.
VOA = Voice of 0wn3d America?
I wonder if they actually “hacked” them, or just superimposed the web pages that go through their surveillance systems (only people within Iran would actually see this “hack”).
I would think that VOA’s stuff is pretty bulletproof, for a whole bunch of reasons.
You’d think.
Well, apparently, it really WAS hacked.
At one time, it was run by the USIA, I see that it’s now somewhat a State Department/Executive function. Well, that explains it. I’m glad that the “A” team wasn’t involved. Still, really embarrassing.
Wow.
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