NSA's Web Site Rendered Inaccessible

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NSA's Web Site Rendered Inaccessible

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WASHINGTON - The Web site for the National Security Agency, which has been under scrutiny over domestic wiretaps it conducted without warrants, was inaccessible for more than seven hours Friday.

A spokesman, Don Weber, declined to say whether the site suffered an attack by hackers or a technical glitch. Speaking shortly after the site went back online, he said only that employees had worked to restore access.

Internet experts at Keynote Systems Inc., which monitors Web traffic around the world, said access to the NSA's Web site by visitors across the United States was severely limited.

"This condition would indicate to me that either the site is being overwhelmed with legitimate users or a (denial of service) attack," said Shawn White, the director for Keynote's external operations.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060114/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/domestic_spying_hackers_1

Hacked or something else? Feel safer yet?

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1. If anyone can track down the hackers

those guys can.

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2. Were there hackers?

With reports about people finding e-mail online pointing to NSA spying on peace activists in Baltimore using the local police department, maybe someone decided to do a little house cleaning. Crazier things have happened.

When was the last time a government site (WH, Pentagon, etc.) got hacked for seven hours?

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3. They would still be down if...

a real haxor hit them! }( Seven hours isn't even a good DDOS hit, the danged amatures! Compromised Databases: Ya gotta love 'em!

:hippie: PEACE!! it's not just for hippies anymore!:hippie: