Federal
authorities are investigating a cyber attack after websites
campaigning against Florida and California's proposed
same-sex marriage bans were hacked into on Wednesday
night, preventing supporters from donating. Equality
California said it was unable to process donations for
hours.
Federal
authorities are investigating a cyber attack after websites
campaigning against Florida and California's proposed gay
marriage bans were hacked into on Wednesday night,
preventing supporters from donating.
The
denial-of-service attack appears to have been coordinated to
affect California's NoOnProp8.com and
Florida's No on Amendment 2 campaign at SayNo2.com, according to a
press release.
According to the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a
denial-of-service attack is when an attacker attempts to
prevent legitimate users from accessing the site.
Attackers did not
acquire and secure information, Equality California
executive director Geoff Kors said in a statement Thursday
afternoon. He said that as of early Thursday,
NoOnProp8.com was back up and able to accept
contributions.
Kors delivered
more disturbing news in a press release sent to same-sex
marriage supporters. He said in a recent Yes on 8 rally, a
campaign spokesperson compared the right of same-sex
couples to marry to the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi
Germany. (Michelle Garcia, The Advocate)
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