Search News and Events
Enter your zip code below to view news and events relevant to your location.
Hackers Attack State of Missouri Website

By: Monte Schisler, News Director
Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012

Authorities in Jefferson City are investigating how computer hackers managed to attack the official website for the State of Missouri.

Mo-dot-Gov was defaced Thursday morning when someone inserted images of graphic war scenes.  The website was taken offline for more than 30 minutes, according to the Office of Administration, while the images were removed.

An administration spokeswoman said that while the official website was hacked, the state’s data was not accessed and that its network server remained secure.

=====(2nd Version)=====

Authorities in Jefferson City are investigating how computer hackers managed to attack the official website for the State ofMissouri.

Mo-dot-Gov was defaced Thursday morning when someone inserted images of graphic war scenes.

The Office of Administration says the state’s data was not accessed and that its network remained secure.