Re: Hackers Post On DuPage County Election Website

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 10/29/06, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
> Via CBS2Chicago.com (AP)
>
> [snip]
>
> DuPage County's computer experts are investigating how hackers broke
> into the county's Election Commission Web site twice this week.
>
> The hackers posted mock entries under a voter information link.
>
> On Thursday the County Election Commission was alerted to a post under
> voter qualifications that read "You may not be a homosexual."
>
> An online hacker intruded again later in the week and added another
> line that read, "Your grandfather must have voted."
>
> Both entries have been removed.
>
> Officials are trying to figure out if any laws have been broken.

Those arent the smartest offiocials I have heard of.

Gee, is hacking into government website amd defacing it breaking any laws?

I guess its not if you also find and deface the relevant law ;-)

-JP
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