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Hackers Add Smut to Govt. Sites

They hit California especially hard, and not easy fixes are in sight

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Oct 7, 2007 5:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hackers are wreaking havoc on government websites, and the problem isn't going away anytime soon, PC World reports. Last week, people who visited government sites in California and elsewhere were redirected to porn. The feds began pulling the plug on all of California's sites but...   Read full story »

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