The Dark Visitor

  With the increase in the number of attacks by Chinese hackers, I may never have to do my own research again.  Yesterday we had attacks on the Pennsylvania state government and today they decided to go after Cleveland…I said Cleveland.  Nobody is safe.  The hackers exploited un-patched SQL injection vulnerabilities that forced end users to visit sites that pay third parties a fee in exchange for sending them traffic.  It really is all about the money.  Read it before the people paying for Adsense go broke!

WTOPnews.com is reporting that Chinese hackers have forced the Pennsylvania government’s website to shut down.

Hackers broke into the pages of the departments of Labor and Industry, Education, and Military and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Pennsylvania Lottery, said Mia DeVane said, a spokeswoman for the Office of Administration.

Political or monetary motivation?  Or, just a wonderful combination? Penssylvania’s government is going off the air, read their parting words.