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November 10, 2000/12 Heshvan 5761, Vol. 53, No.7
Web sites stave off hackers
MATTHEW E. BERGER
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
WASHINGTON - Jewish organizations are beefing up security on their Web sites this week after a pro-Israel lobby's cyber home was hacked.
The Web site of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee was broken into last week by the Pakistani Hackerz Club, which grabbed e-mail addresses and credit card information from supporters. Now, other Jewish groups are looking at their sites' security.
The Anti-Defamation League believes it can avoid a similar security breach.
"We're trying to stay ahead of the hackers," said ADL Webmaster David Hoffman.
Many Jewish organizations have been vigilant in security efforts to prevent hate crimes and vandalism in their offices. That extra effort is now being utilized online, as the organizations see their vulnerabilities in cyberspace.
Phil Baum, executive director of the American Jewish Congress, said his Web site is less vulnerable because it does not deal with credit card numbers online.
AJCongress has notified its server provider of the attack.
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