TechCrunch Compromised Twice in 24 Hours

Users were greeted with some choice words about the site's founder.

By  Kara Reeder | Jan 27, 2010
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In the past 24 hours, popular technology blog TechCrunch has been hacked twice, reports V3.co.uk. Users were greeted with some choice words about the site's founder, Michael Arrington.

While TechCrunch investigates just how the site was compromised, Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley says webmasters should be on their guard:

This hack is a salutary warning to all web site owners that everyone has to be on their guard against hacking, whether your site is big or small.

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