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A reader has reported that the NASA government site was the latest in a list of US .gov sites to be hacked last week. Although NASA boffins quickly got it up again the next day, for some time people interested in the Space Shuttle et al got the following message, which we have slightly edited, adding asterisks, to avoid profanity. Werd UP this is CNT AND moo0 to all y0 f3ds out there..ph33r us coz u cant SECURE SH*T!' werd up to the israely ghost and our paranoid friend who wont mention his name. AND A BIG F*CK U TO The ANAL-lyzer which have n0 sk1llz what so ever, w3 israely ak3rz consider u as a F*CKING SELLOUT. anywayz..u got owned and and theres NOTHING y3W F00z cud do bout it. TATA AND EXPECT MORE OF US U B*TCHEz. (we didnt use 31337 \/\/r17in6 c0z 1ts lame.) ®

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