Hackers embed flashing animations on epilepsy support forum

[wraggster]

Shortly after hearing a sad tale of a 7-year old cancer patient having his medication and PSP stolen whilst en route to treatment comes yet another story of the world's meanest preying on the helpless. This go 'round, a group of griefers (assuming to be members of Anonymous) managed to invade a support forum established by the nonprofit Epilepsy Foundation and use JavaScript code and messages littered with flashing animations to effectively assault dozens of visitors who suffer from the disorder. The Foundation managed to catch wind of the problem within 12 hours of the attack, and while the boards were closed down temporarily to purge it of offending messages, many readers (such as RyAnne Fultz, pictured) experienced headaches and seizures before rescue arrived. Let's just say we sincerely hope the culprits get what's comin' to 'em.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/29/h...support-forum/

[cal360]

This is horrible who would do this? Only sick minded people who find pleasure in grief. Epilepsy is a serious disease and provoking it can make it worse. My neice had an epileptic fit when she was just a toddler and its greatly affected her. I'm sickened by people who even think about doing such things.