National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)
                    Information Systems Advisory 99-020
                                      
   The National Infrastructure Protection Center has received information
   of a threat to U.S. military and government web servers. These types
   of systems have seen a number of hacks over the past six months. Some
   of these cases are nearing completion of their investigations; recent
   and upcoming arrests in and public announcement of these cases may
   generate retaliation or additional "protest" hacking.
   
   Interfering with government and private organization web sites is a
   federal violation of Title 18 Section 1030 of the U.S. Code. Hacking
   these sites may seem a harmless or justified activity, but it is
   against the law. As we look forward to the increasing importance and
   economic value of web sites, attempts to disrupt sites by hacking or
   other malicious activity regardless of the claimed reason will be
   investigated and prosecuted. As with past episodes of telephone access
   theft and, more recently, computer virus dissemination, web page
   hacking is a serious matter, is often associated with other criminal
   activity, and will be aggressively pursued by law enforcement
   authorities.
   
   The public is requested to immediately report suspicious and/or
   relevant activity to your local FBI office, the NIPC, or
   organizational computer emergency response capability as appropriate.
   The NIPC Watch and Warning Unit can be reached at
   www.nipc.watch@fbi.gov.
   
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References

   1. http://www.fbi.gov/nipc/nipcaaw.htm