Hackers infiltrate House websites

[cali]

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."

The website for Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was hit, as were the home pages of Reps. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), David Roe (R-Tenn.), Charlie Wilson (D-Ohio), John Tierney (D-Mass.), Charles Gonzales (D-Texas), Brian Baird (D-Wash.), John Barrow (D-Ga.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), John Boccieri (D-Ohio), John Olver (D-Mass.), Bobby Bright (D-Ohio), Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), Travis Childers (D-Miss.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), John Campbell (R-Calif.), Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and other members.

The apparent attacks, first reported by Hotline's Erin McPike, come days after four men were arrested for attempting to tamper with the phone lines in Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's New Orleans office.

By midmorning Thursday, many of the affected sites appeared to be down.

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[jwirr]

1. I assume the FBI is looking for the boys.

[MUAD_DIB]

2. Don't worry about it. I'm sure that it is just a boyhood prank.

Ah, the indiscretions of youth...

:sarcasm:

[jwirr]

3. Actually some of our children have more ability to do this kind of thing

than most adults. My reference to boys was referring to the immature behavior of the hackers regardless of age.