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Hacktivists used hacking and defacing U.S. Army websites to criticize President Trump by displaying messages calling him a 'pedophile' and a 'thief'.

CybersecurityPoliticsJul 7, 2026score 0.682 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The U.S. Army's websites were hacked to display messages criticizing President Trump, and the websites have since been fixed. This incident highlights the use of hacktivism to express political views and the response of government entities to such actions.

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Hacktivists used hacking and defacing U.S. Army websites to criticize President Trump by displaying messages calling him a 'pedophile' and a 'thief'.
Parent: Political ActivismEntity: HacktivismImpact: negativeDate: Jul 7, 2026Target: Hacktivism as a method of political expression

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The U.S. Army has fixed two of its websites that were hacked to display messages calling President Trump a "pedophile" and a "thief." More: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/hacktivists-call-out-trump-by-hacking-and-defacing-us-army-websites/ Bypass for ad-blockers: https://web.archive.org/web/20260707131135/https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/hacktivists-call-out-trump-by-hacking-and-defacing-us-army-websites/
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@[email protected]
The U.S. Army has fixed two of its websites that were hacked to display messages calling President Trump a "pedophile" and a "thief." https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/hacktivists-call-out-trump-by-hacking-and-defacing-us-army-websites/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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