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douglas9

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Fri Sep 17, 2021, 12:43 PM Sep 2021

Days after attack by hacking group Anonymous, the Texas Republican Party's website is still down

Six days after being hacked in protest for the Lone Star State's near-total abortion ban, the Texas Republican Party's website is still redirecting people to a hastily put together fundraising site.

The fundraising site, set up in a rush after Saturday's hack, acknowledges the attack but adds that the Texas GOP has since been able to "secure our website." It urges donors to contribute funds to strengthen the party's online defenses against "cyber criminals and their brazen attacks."

The replacement site includes no contact email for party officials or information about its political platform. When the Current phoned the party's Austin offices for comment, the voicemail boxes for both its press officer and general number weren't functioning.

Anonymous, coalition of activist hackers, took credit for the weekend attack, which commandeered the Texas GOP's website and linked to Operation Jane, a project the group initiated to protest the state's Republican-backed abortion law. The hackers also added a fake mission statement, trolled GOP Sen. Ted Cruz and inserted an obscene photo.


https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/09/17/days-after-attack-by-hacking-group-anonymous-the-texas-republican-partys-website-is-still-down

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Days after attack by hacking group Anonymous, the Texas Republican Party's website is still down (Original Post) douglas9 Sep 2021 OP
Bummer....they'll just have to rely on the regular media to get the latest lies out dutch777 Sep 2021 #1
take that site down along with the rnc. AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #2
Welp dweller Sep 2021 #3
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