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California Muslim Organization's Website Hacked, Defaced

An AP newswire article, via North County Times, reports that:

The FBI said Wednesday it was investigating hate speech posted by a hacker on the Web site of a prominent Southern California Muslim organization.

A hacker accessed the Web site of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California sometime Tuesday and posted an expletive-laced message against Muslims, said Shakeel Syed, the council's executive director. The site remained down Wednesday but could be back up within 24 hours, he said.

Syed said the posting was one of a number of hate messages the council and its affiliated mosques have received in recent months. He said he has received 11 anti-Muslim e-mails or phone calls since last year, including a phone message three weeks ago.

Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI, confirmed that the agency was investigating the Web site incident, but declined to comment further.

posted by Fergie @ 2/14/2007 10:10:00 PM