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Friday, June 11, 2010

New Democrat News (Liberia) hacked - May 2010


DATE:
2010-05

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Liberia

AFFECTED SITES:
newdemocratnews.com

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Defaced

SOURCE COUNTRY:
n/a

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
n/a

TYPE OF ATTACK:
Hack/defacement

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Liberian news site critical of corruption in government hacked into and defaced with a photograph and the message "Can you feel it, your rage feeds our power." (1) This is not the first time it's been hacked.

URLS:
1. http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2010/05/26/new_democrat_hacked/


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