Security News > 2009 > July > Identity theft hackers attack MI5 website
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/5937833/Identity-theft-hackers-attack-MI5-website.html By Alastair Jamieson Telegraph.co.uk 30 July 2009 The security breach could also have enabled the hackers to download viruses onto the machines of anyone using the organisationâs website, the Daily Express reported. A Whitehall spokeswoman said there had been a "small issue" with a search engine linked to the MI5 website. She said: "MI5 take security very seriously. Their website is secure and hosted in a high security environment." Tory MP Patrick Mercer, who is chairman of the Commons' counter-terrorism sub-committee, told the newspaper: "Having potentially highly-classified information available to hackers is deeply concerning. [...]
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