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News Burst: Cracker offers defacement service

Will Knight ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 02 Jan 2001 10:50 GMT

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Web site defacement has come within the reach of everyday Internet users after a computer cracker known for defacing UK Web sites launched a scheme allowing anyone to take part in Web graffiti.

The cracker -- known as Evil Angelica -- last week offered to post requests sent in an email on Web sites compromised in the future.

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