Online hacker group targets PBS
A group of online hackers called The Lulz Boat hacked into PBS servers posting a fake story about the late rapper Tupac Shakur and publishing the passwords and login information of journalists, reports CNN.
The phony story claimed Tupac Shakur was actually alive and living in a small New Zealand resort. Also living in the New Zealand country side, said the bogus report, was rival rapper Biggie Smalls.
Although reasons for hacking the PBS servers are not completely clear, CNN reports that The Lutz Boat group disapproved of PBS’ recent broadcast of the “Frontline” documentary “WikiSecrets.”
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