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  1. Jun 22, 2015, 11:27 PM #1
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    JIS website hacked by ISIS?

    KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Information Service website has been hacked. A visit to the Government website a short while ago displayed just three words: "hacked By holako". When an earlier visit was made to the website, a black screen displayed a message to the world claiming that it will rest ... Read more
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  2. Jun 23, 2015, 01:05 PM #2
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    Gordon House website also down
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  3. Jun 23, 2015, 04:41 PM #3
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    These jamaican website servers probably have poor security that hasnt been updated in years. Jamaican mentality is more reactive than proactiv. Something wont get better until it is broken. I can bet it never took much effort to get past the server. probably some littly SQL trick got the hacker in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DarkAngel View Post
    Gordon House website also down
    Many more websites will be down.
    "Every step we can take to secure ourselves from a government that no longer respects our privacy is a patriotic act." .. (whistleblower Edward Snowden)
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    I wonder how much money they (we?) are spending on this website
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  6. Jun 24, 2015, 12:13 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by gW33Zy View Post
    I wonder how much money they (we?) are spending on this website
    Quite a bit.
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  7. Jun 24, 2015, 12:05 PM #7
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    Wordpress, expect it to be hacked eventually. No stopping it.
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