Several University of Washington websites, including its enrollment and faculty sites, were hacked Jan. 29. The hackers placed a message on the webpages promising death to Americans in Iraq.
The university’s normal enrollment website was replaced by a picture of a cross and an American flag, with text that read: “Iraq is the Cemetery of American… hello to the death that awaits you at the hands of the Mujahideen in Iraq.” The message was signed by Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail, a hacking group that has targeted Jewish websites in the past, Q13 Fox News reports.
After the university became aware of the attack, it took down the defaced websites.