The Register Hacked

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Posted by samzenpus on Sunday September 4, 2011 @08:20AM from the down-time dept.

First time accepted submitter rjmx writes "Looks like The Register has been hacked. Its front page has been replaced with a page in tasteful red and black, apparently by a Turkish hacker."

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oh shit! by larry+bagina · 2011-09-04 08:21 · Score: 5, Funny

looks like the hacker retroactively stole all their credibility!

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(c) 2005 TurkGuvenligi by Lord_Naikon · 2011-09-04 08:25 · Score: 4, Funny

Lol, why would he care about copyright? Afraid some other hacker might steal his logo?
Re:Slashdot needs to be hacked with Goatse. by Kiaser+Zohsay · 2011-09-04 08:37 · Score: 3, Funny

The last hacker only hacked it with OMG ponies.
Next April 1st, slashdot announces that it will accept image tags in comments. However, in preview mode all linked images will be changed to goatse. After submitting all images will be changed to Bart writing on a chalkboard "I will not post goatse images".

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Re:Oops ... by Forty+Two+Tenfold · 2011-09-04 08:49 · Score: 1, Funny

Neither. TITS.

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Re:Wha by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-04 09:17 · Score: 2, Funny

He was uploading the packets by individual pigeon.
Unfortunately, he had to breed the pigeons himself.