This was not a true defacement, but interesting to note. Internic is still succeptable to social engineering attacks. Mirror Articles: CNN: Anti-gay site goes back to rightful owners Wired: Thin Line Between Love and Hate Salon: Godhatesfags.com feels the love CNN: Hackers reverse message on anti-gay Web site PlanetOut: godhatesfags.com->GodLovesFags http://www.godlovesfags.com/state.html August 19, 1999, 2:42 p.m. For more information contact webfags@godlovesfags.com A statement from the owner and webmaster of GodLovesFags.com On the evening of August 17, 1999 we received an anonymous email telling us to "pay close attention to the godhatesfags.com Internic information over the next few days." On August 18, 1999 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, ownership of the domain name www.godhatesfags.com was transferred to the owner of GodLovesFags.com. While we are not aware of exactly how the domain was transferred, please note that it was by no action of our own. We received an authentication email from the Internic verifying the transfer. From the appearance of the headers on the authentication e-mail, the transfer was both authentic and legal. DNS information for www.godhatesfags.com was then set up point to www.godlovesfags.com. We did not hack any servers or web sites. We did not hack any email systems. We rerouted a domain name that had been transferred to our ownership. When GodLovesFags.com was born on March 1, 1999 it was our intent to put up a positive, affirming site that could serve as a resource to gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual and transgendered persons of faith. GodLovesFags.com is a non-denominational, non-discriminatory web site. Our intent is to share a message of God's love with people who have traditionally been inundated with a message of hate - and to monitor the actions of those who spew hate in the name of God. As the site continues to grow, we constantly ad links to information on other faiths and even opposing viewpoints from time to time. We don't assume to tell anyone how to think, we are simply a resource. For more information on the background of GodLovesFags.com, contact us at the above email addresses. Additional information: Posts to the www.godlovesfags.com guestbook in the last 12 hours: over 180Visitors to www.godlovesfags.com since 8 p.m., 8/18/99 - over 6,500 (and accelerating) Visitors to www.godlovesfags.com between 3/1/99 and 8 p.m. 8/18/99 - 7,500 Number of supportive emails received: 70 (and counting) Number of hateful emails: 3