A compromised Marin County, Calif., Web site apparently prompted U.S. officials to temporarily shut down all of the state government’s Internet sites this week. Last month, the Marin County transportation authority Web site was reportedly hacked to redirect traffic to a porn site. Following several unsuccessful attempts to remedy the situation at the local level, the federal government, which owns the ca.gov domain, made the decision to shut down all of the state government Web sites — a sudden move that threw its operations into complete disarray.
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Feds Shut Down State of Calif. Internet on Whiff of Smut
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 5, 2007 12:17 PMA compromised Marin County, Calif., Web site apparently prompted U.S. officials to temporarily shut down all of the state government’s Internet sites this week. Last month, the Marin County transportation authority Web site was reportedly hacked to redirect traffic to a porn site. Following several unsuccessful attempts to remedy the situation at the local level, the federal government, which owns the ca.gov domain, made the decision to shut down all of the state government Web sites — a sudden move that threw its operations into complete disarray.