http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/370886_schools16.html By JESSICA BLANCHARD P-I REPORTER July 15, 2008 The state teachers union got an unwanted lesson in Internet security recently when a Turkish hacker temporarily replaced its main Web page with a picture of the Turkish flag. Weeks after the attack, the Washington Education Association's home page has been fixed, but much of the content still isn't accessible. An item there reads, "Hackers 1, WEA 0," and links to another page explaining the incident. The attack also shut down the Web sites of several local teachers union affiliates, including Seattle's. It appears that the union was the victim of a hacker who broke into and took control of hundreds of sites simultaneously in June, union spokesman Rich Wood said Tuesday. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:10:37 PDT
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