Larimer County Sheriff's Office has been hit by a known website hacker ring, or have they and if so where did they come from and how did this happen?

Larimer County Sheriff's Office Gets Hacked Facebook
Larimer County Sheriff's Office Gets Hacked Facebook
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A known group of hackers have initially taken responsibility for hacking the Larimer County Sheriff's Office website. The attack happened in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday. The group, according to the Coloradoan, is known to hack government pages around the world.

The incident was discovered and the website was taken down around 8 a.m. Tuesday. Shortly thereafter the hackers had put the site back up and a message criticizing government(s) for their roles in global financial crises, wars and enforcement of 'unjust laws.'

The website was back to normal by 8:30 a.m. It isn't known how long the site was compromised. An investigation is underway.

 

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