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Several state websites fall victim to hacking breach

Those behind the cyberattack left behind a message referencing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Credit: KTVB

BOISE, Idaho — Editors Note: A spokesperson says there is no evidence the iCourt system was hacked. Although a web page appeared to show an iCourt page hacked.

Hackers successfully targeted state websites, locking agencies out of their own sites Sunday night. 

Both Idaho Parks and Recreation and the Idaho STEM Action Center fell victim to the group, which calls itself the "Ghost Squad Hackers."

Messages posted on the sites referenced the founder of WikiLeaks, who was charged last year with violating the Espionage Act.

"Free Julian Assange! Journalism is not a crime," the messages on the hacked sites read, along with an image of a Guy Fawkes mask.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has called for increasing the number of cybersecurity professionals in the workplace amid a rising number of cyberattacks.

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