Gov. Perry's Web Site Hacked Into - Perry was about to give a live webcast

[Kadie]

Gov. Perry's Web Site Hacked Into
Updated: Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009, 1:04 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009, 1:04 PM CDT

Austin, TX (myFOXaustin.com) - Gov. Rick Perry's web site was hacked into Tuesday morning just before the Governor was about to give live remarks on the site. A statement on the web site says that it was deliberately interrupted by a denial-of-service attack.

At around 11:30 a.m the web site displayed an error message that said “Unable to connect to database server.” Perry's spokesman Mark Miner called it internet sabotage. Perry was about to give a live webcast on Talkin' Texas. Below is the statement published on the site.


"Statement from Texans for Rick Perry Spokesman Mark Miner Concerning Internet Sabotage

Today’s ‘Talkin' Texas’ webcast by Gov. Perry was deliberately interrupted by a denial-of-service attack, preventing countless users from logging in to view the Governor’s remarks. This planned and coordinated attack was political sabotage, and we are working to identify those responsible for this illegal activity. Before the attack was initiated, more than 22,000 users were able to log in and view Gov. Perry’s complete remarks, which will be distributed shortly."


http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/news/politics/092909_governor_perrys_website_hacked_into



Gov. Rick Perry speaks via a live stream on the Internet from a closed event at Holt Caterpillar in San Antonio, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Perry's campaign says the attempt to jump-start his re-election campaign was sabotaged by a hacker.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

[Bluzmann57]

1. Whether one likes Perry or not

I hope that whoever did that gets prosecuted and punished. If it can happen to him, it can happen to us as well. Hackers suck.

[Javaman]

3. Hackers suck...

but they suck less when they hack repukes.

LOL

cement head perry is, sadly, my gov. It couldn't happen to a more deserving jerk.

[HillbillyBob]

4. Well looks like someone gave them a taste of their own kind of medicine

The R party has been denying us service for 30 years while they piratize all government agencies so they suck up the taxpayers $ as profit.

[blogslut]

2. Hmm

Was it hacked or was there a coding error by the webmaster and/or a glitch on the server end? This is, after all, Perry's campaign site. Shades of Joe "THEY-HAX0RD-ME!" Lieberman perhaps?

[tanyev]

5. Oooh, are they going to blame Kay?

:popcorn:

[UTUSN]

6. K&R #2 for, I did NOT DO it!1 Luckily, I'm so low tech that I *couldn't* do it!1 n/t