Hackers Shut Sh*t Down Literally….CIA & Senate Web Site Gets Hacked

Wednesday, the CIA and Senate web sites were reportedly hacked into and temporarily shut the eff down temporarily. A hacktivist (yeah, it’s a real word) group called LulzSec took credit for the incident. CBS reports,

Deputy Senate Sergeant at Arms Martina Bradford said the hackers’ attempts to penetrate the Senate network failed. They were able to download some information from the public site, she said, but could not access sensitive data because they were blocked by a firewall.

Over the weekend, a portion of the Senate website was hacked in what Bradford described as a similar attack. Lulz – which is best known for a recent attack on Sony – claimed credit for that attack. The attack prompted a review of Senate web security.

Why don’t they hack into Experian and erase some of my debt, or hell a credit card company? Although less strategic for what they have in mind, I’d be forever grateful. Peep the full story here.