Portland sites hacked by Turkish hackers
A handful of Portland Web sites became the unsuspecting targets of Turkish hackers over the weekend.
The home page of the Central Northeast Neighbors was replaced by a message claiming the site had been cracked by a Turkish hacker. Five other sites were also hit.
"We're a small community non-profit so it's kind of odd he would choose us," said Sandra Lefrancois, community program director.
Todd Coward, the owner of the company that hosts and services the sites, said the hacker simply erased the homepage and replaced it with his own.
Coward keeps all the files and data on private servers. He hosts more than 30 sites but only a handful were hacked. He said there's no way of knowing who is really responsible.
"I suspect he's in Turkey, (but) I don't know where he is," Coward said. "I think these people do this just to show he can do it."
Central Northeast neighbors were left wondering why they became the victims of an online hijacking.
"People don't really understand what this is all about," Lefrancois said. "Is it dangerous? Is it hurting something? Is it ruining my computer? Even somebody just looking at the site, there's kind of an aura of fear there."
LeFrancois said she hopes the hacking doesn't keep people away from the sites.
"The thing is, they may not come back to the site," she said. "We want people to repeatedly come back."
A Google search Wednesday showed numerous sites claiming to be hacked. All sites were running as normal by Wednesday night.
reference:http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/,http://www.kxl.com/ArticlePage/itemid/18048/Portland-sites-hacked-by-Turkish-hackers/
The home page of the Central Northeast Neighbors was replaced by a message claiming the site had been cracked by a Turkish hacker. Five other sites were also hit.
"We're a small community non-profit so it's kind of odd he would choose us," said Sandra Lefrancois, community program director.
Todd Coward, the owner of the company that hosts and services the sites, said the hacker simply erased the homepage and replaced it with his own.
Coward keeps all the files and data on private servers. He hosts more than 30 sites but only a handful were hacked. He said there's no way of knowing who is really responsible.
"I suspect he's in Turkey, (but) I don't know where he is," Coward said. "I think these people do this just to show he can do it."
Central Northeast neighbors were left wondering why they became the victims of an online hijacking.
"People don't really understand what this is all about," Lefrancois said. "Is it dangerous? Is it hurting something? Is it ruining my computer? Even somebody just looking at the site, there's kind of an aura of fear there."
LeFrancois said she hopes the hacking doesn't keep people away from the sites.
"The thing is, they may not come back to the site," she said. "We want people to repeatedly come back."
A Google search Wednesday showed numerous sites claiming to be hacked. All sites were running as normal by Wednesday night.
reference:http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/,http://www.kxl.com/ArticlePage/itemid/18048/Portland-sites-hacked-by-Turkish-hackers/
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