Hacker group briefly knocks CIA website offline
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 01:32 PM
- Online news: World
The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.
File photo shows the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.
"CIA Tango down," a member of Anonymous said on @YourAnonNews, a Twitter feed used by the group. "Tango down" is an expression used by the US Special Forces when they have eliminated an enemy.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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