2003-07-03
... ? Government, industry warn of mass hacker attacks on July 6The government and private technology experts warned Wednesday that hackers plan to attack thousands of Web sites Sunday in a loosely coordinated 'contest' that could disrupt Internet traffic. Organizers established a Web site, defacers-challenge.com, which was shut down early Wednesday evening. Before it was removed, the site listed in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate. It cautioned that 'deface its crime' -- an apparent acknowledgment that vandalizing Internet pages is illegal.
