TUPAC BACK??
PBS website hackers put up a phony story claiming the late Tupac Shakur was still alive in New Zealand. The hackers also complained about a recent Frontline investigative news episode on WikiLeaks.
The fake Tupac story previously posted on the site of the PBS NewsHour program had been taken down as of Monday morning. According to Boing Boing:
The hack was made public around 1130pm ET, Sunday, May 29, and included cracking the PBS server, posting a bogus news story and some defacements, and publishing what appear to be thousands of passwords.
The website was hacked by a group called LulzSec or “The Lulz Boat” on Twitter, which claimed responsibility and posted links to other hacks, including a video that taunts the network. There were also messages posted on the group’s Twitter page, targeting PBS program Frontline, saying that the group saw the WikiSecrets documentary and were less than impressed.
David Fanning, executive producer of Frontline, said he found out about the hacking last Monday, nearly a week after the program aired its controversial “WikiSecrets” documentary. The episode generated criticism and debate on the program’s website.
Fanning stated:
“From our point of view, we just see it as a disappointing and irresponsible act, especially since we have been very open to publishing criticism of the film … and the film included other points of view,” Fanning said. “This kind of action is irresponsible and chilling.”
Guess Not...
Using Tupac’s name indeed garnered attention. Do you think what the hackers did was unethical
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