AfterEllen.com hacked

[UPDATE: More hacking news below.]

Michael Jensen of AfterElton.com emailed me this AM with news that on last Thursday night, its sister site, AfterEllen.com, was hacked because of its lesbian-focused content. It appears to be the work of Islamic fundamentalists, though as mentioned in the comments, our home-grown "Christian" fundies are equally capable of this kind of thing.

The lesbian movie poster contest was the first to be obliterated, then every movie article was trashed as well as all of the site's blogs. Sarah Warn, AfterEllen's editor, was able to restore everything except the blogs, which are now gone forever.

Below is a screen shot of what the hackers left behind. The message comes from a chapter in the Koran.



The whole passage reads: [4.78] Wherever you are, death will overtake you, though you are in lofty towers, and if a benefit comes to them, they say: This is from Allah; and if a misfortune befalls them, they say: This is from you. Say: All is from Allah, but what is the matter with these people that they do not make approach to understanding what is told (them)?

Michael said:

Neither AfterEllen.com or AfterElton.com will be deterred by this sort of thing. As sites devoted to covering lesbians and gays we're not surprised to be the target of homophobia, but it's especially sad to see such things done in the name of religion. Our motto is "Because Visibility Matters" and the actions of these few extremists trying to "erase" us proves how true those words are.

After hearing about that bit of business, I made sure to back up my posts this AM.

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Replace the Lies With TRUTH hacked?

It looks like Joe Brummer, who exposed Guy (gays have sex with infants) Adams and his BS on his blog Replace the Lies With TRUTH, might have been hacked as well. He also emailed me this AM: "The bad news is my blog has been hacked or had a serious malfunction."



Guy Adams is a law enforcement officer.

He's back up now, but all of his archive is GONE.

His latest message says that the blog's database will be restored from his host's back up, but he's unsure of how recent that is.

You can, however, see posts (but not ones from the last day or so) by viewing the Google cache.

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Here is a post from yesterday by Joe from that cache:

Dear Readers,

Thank you for all your supportive emails and help in spreading the word regarding the inappropriate actions of Stacy Harp and Deputy Sheriff Guy Adams. It is in this combined committment to change that change can come.

I have been gettting many emails and requests to report Guy Adams to the proper authorities for his email threats. On a combined level, his comments on Stacy’s show, his article on Renew America’s website and the personal threats he has made to me via email constitute some serious ethical violations. I would ask people to contact the Ethics Commission in Cook County and voice your concerns over these issues and ask that they investiagte. I am filling out the paperwork to fax over to them and will be sending over copies of the emails and tracking information to them.

I am in no way out to destroy Mr Adams career in police work, but it must be understood that public officials need to be held accountable for their actions. In the same way the anti-gay activist organization have helped to create a climate where hate is acceptable, we need to help create the climate where it is not. Holding people accountable when possible for using hate speech is the first step in creating this climate of peace.

I have seen many people call Mr. Adams a variety of names in their anger over his comments. Let it be known, I in no way support that. Mr. Adams is a seriously misguided person, but he is still a person and should be treated with dignity and respect. Calling him names only gives the religious right firepower to shoot back us. Our response must be that of love. Only love can stop hate. More hate will only make things worse.

Please know that I am not letting this go and that actions will be taken.

Joe

Related:
* Over the edge batsh*t crazy
* Nutcase homobigot Guy Adams on his 'gays having sex with infants' comments
* Mike Tidmus on unhinged Guy 'infant sex' Adams
* Why we cannot reason with the fringe fundies
* Some 'new trends'?