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Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours - Frank Moore Colby
Durham Police website gets hacked
THE DURHAM POLICE website has been vandalised by a hacker protesting over terror deaths in Pakistan, forcing the coppers to temporarily take it offline.
The cyber vandal wrote "Ur security sucks UK police this is my revenge against u. U are the one who are blasting bomb in Pakistan. Ur security is zero" on the site. Clearly the miscreant confused Durham with somewhere that had some influence over international events.
Durham police have issued a statement saying that computer specialists are currently removing the offending material.
Last month the Mumbai Police website was hacked and malicious software was installed that automatically downloaded onto the system of anyone who accessed the site. Google searches for the police website met with the warning "This site may harm your system."
In 2008 The Met suffered vandalism on its recruitment site. In that instance a picture of a cuddly toy was posted on its front page and taunting comments such as "OH HAI GUYS do joo wanna bes a policeman lulz?" were added beneath it. µ
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Why no screen shots or links? :(
Well, it beats The Register, who actually link to a site with a virus on it.
Muppets.
Website defacement is an old story that happens daily, worldwide. If anyone thinks that web-vandals are on the rise, It's only because the media is reporting them more often.
Computers are a tool. Nothing more. They can be used for good or evil. Just as a hammer can be used to drive a nail into wood, it can also break someones window.
While the reasoning for the attack on the Durham Police website was a bit odd. I guess that's one way to find security holes in your system. Although a bit damaging to ones pride. ;)
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