City of Madison website shut down after being hacked

A hacker penetrated the city of Madison website, causing officials to shut down the main site around noon Thursday with hopes of coming fully back online sometime Friday evening, city Information Technology Director Paul Kronberger said. The city's other security provisions held, and there was no loss of sensitive information, Kronberger said. Full Story: Wisconsin State Journal

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