Skip to main content

Personal data intact after Change.org hacked, official says

posted onMay 27, 2013
by l33tdawg

Change.org was hacked late Friday by someone who made "cosmetic" changes on the popular petition website, officials said.

No personal information was stolen, spokesman Benjamin Joffe-Walt said in a written statement. He added that none of the 12 petitions targeted had its number of signatures affected.

The modified petitions included one calling for officials to end the prosecution of a Florida teen charged in connection with a same-sex relationship with a 14-year-old; a petition to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay; and a petition and to allow gay Boy Scouts leaders, said Brianna Cayo-Cotter, a spokeswoman for Change.org. Website officials believe the petitions were selected because they were all in a featured section of the website and weren't picked because of the causes they represent, she said.

Source

Tags

Security

You May Also Like

Recent News

Friday, November 29th

Tuesday, November 19th

Friday, November 8th

Friday, November 1st

Tuesday, July 9th

Wednesday, July 3rd

Friday, June 28th

Thursday, June 27th

Thursday, June 13th

Wednesday, June 12th

Tuesday, June 11th

Simplenews subscription

Stay informed - subscribe to our newsletter.
The subscriber's email address.
Keeping Knowledge Free for Over a Decade

Copyright © 2018 Hack In The Box. All rights reserved.

36th Floor, Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur City Centre 50088 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Tel: +603-2615-7299 Fax: +603-2615-0088