Hacker disables city of Providence site

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 26 (UPI) — A computer hacker managed disabled the server that hosts the official Web site for the city of Providence, R.I., a spokesman for the mayor said. David Ortiz, spokesman for Mayor Angel Taveras, said the hacker gained access to InMotionHosting’s server early Sunday and disabled…

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Site ranks hackers, top online targets

A view of Rank My Hack (Credit: Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) An online service has cropped up in the past month that enables people to earn points by hacking Web sites. Dubbed Rank My Hack, the hacker community site assigns point values to hacks. “Welcome to RankMyHack.Com,” the site reads….

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