A vulnerability in a Web server contributed to attacks on some 300 websites in Lithuania earlier this week. The sites were defaced after Lithuania passed a law prohibiting the public display of symbols dating from the Soviet Union era. Many sites defaced with pro-Soviet slogans and symbols in an apparent retaliation from hackers. The Russian government denies involvement or knowledge of the attacks, which started Sunday and subsided by Monday. Officials do know that proxy servers likely located in Western Europe were employed to perform the hacking.”]
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