Hacked.

Yep, Palintology was hacked, evidently by “Turkish & Muslim” hackers. I’m not sure how long the altered site was up, though it wasn’t more than a day and a half. It was a busy week and I had not been able to work on the site for anything other than, ironically enough, a security update. I failed to delete a crucial file and sure enough, the breach was quickly discovered and exploited.

Nicely enough, the Alaska Politics Blog saw it before I did, posted it, but didn’t bother to email me. You know, just to be nice? I guess not. And I guess I’m not that surprised. I’ve noticed something about Kyle, he loves to fan flames and lean towards the more gossipy end of the spectrum. I think he could do a great job with TMZ if they ever get into Politics.

I doubt he remembers, but years ago he interviewed me for a story he was doing about some people I worked with. Every question he asked was angled to the negative and when I wouldn’t follow along with the juicy gossip he was looking for, he flat out asked for it. I didn’t give it and the phone call quickly ended.

Evidently his style hasn’t changed and of course there’s no fun in reporting a hacked site that might quickly be fixed.

Stay classy, Kyle.