Viking Site Hacked
Submitted by advisor on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 1:50am.
As of Monday morning, June 6, the Vikingrange.com corporate website has been hijacked by what seems like Indonesian student hackers with way too much time on their hands. The message that they left in Indonesian and English roughly says:
"Hello sir, you are defaced by #kartubeben CrEW.
XIAN (who was bored) built in a disconnection ajah!!!
Therefore sorry if (your) WEB was his target.
No DATA and credit card (information was) stolen here.
Your data is undamaged by me.
Thanks"
Why Viking? Perhaps the Viking marketing department has somehow managed to reach the backside of the globe to unmarried students in agrarian, pre-industrial, non-English speaking societies where charcoal is the predominant cooking fuel. Viking may want to reconsider how their ad dollars are being spent.
CORRECTION: Jan 16, 2006: We have been informed that wood is the predominant fuel in the country side, while kerosene is more popular in the city. Wood is a step down from charcoal.
