Security News > 2010 > February > Argentinian hackers plaster their country's flag over Falklands newspaper website as new conflict begins
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1252738/Argentinian-hackers-plaster-countrys-flag-Falklands-newspaper-website-new-conflict-begins.html By David Gardner The Daily Mail 21st February 2010 Argentinian hackers drew first blood in the latest Falklands stand-off tonight by plastering the country's flag across the islands. newspaper website. The computer attack came as a British oil rig was set to begin searching for oil after arriving in the South Atlantic waters from Scotland. The Argentine activists hacked into the English-language Penguin News to post a flag on the home page and an audio recording of the song "March of the Malvinas," Argentina's name for the Falklands. They also wrote 'the islands are Argentine' and claimed the move was a 'tribute' to the country's soldiers who died during the Falklands War. The material has now been removed. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org