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Turkish Hacker Strikes Sony Websites with Web Defacement Attack

Calendar May 31, 2006 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Two Sony websites were hacked yesterday by a Turkish hacker (thanks to Roberto Preatoni of Zone-H.org for heads up and explanation). The two site URLs are: https://www.sonymusic.it/ and

As of 12:30 AM Pacific Standard time on the USA west coast, the handy work is still there for all to see. The very same hacker hit Sony music in Europe 9 days ago. Fortunately for Sony, these kinds of hacks are more of a statement than malicious activity.

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