Euromillions website hit by hackers

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http://www.scotsman.com/news/international/euromillions-website-hit-by-hackers-1-2603437

By CLAIRE GARDNER
Scotsman.com
29 October 2012

THE FRENCH website of the Euromillions lottery has been hacked, with the 
homepage replaced by a passage from the Koran condemning gambling.

The hackers, calling themselves “Moroccanghosts”, posted the message in 
Arabic and French.

The Koranic verses call games of chance and alcohol “works of the devil” 
intended to turn people away from God.

The Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) company, which runs Euromillions in France, 
said its other games were not affected.

The message appeared on the site late yesterday morning, ccording to 
French media reports.

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