Calaveras County Website Hacked, Apparently By Islamic State Sympathizers

The website of a Northern California county was down for several hours Wednesday after disturbing images appeared alongside a message claiming it had been hacked by Islamic State sympathizers, one in a string of such hackings to take place in the past week. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement Wednesday afternoon saying the site had been hacked and made to display “unauthorized information” and “disturbing images,” and that a federal agency would be investigating the incident along with state and local law enforcement. On their Facebook page, which has since been suspended or deleted, Team System Dz posted taking credit for similar attacks posting messages of support for the Islamic State on the web pages of the Rhode Island Department of Education, Washington State Department of Public Health and Ohio Gov.