Paramount Awards Site Hacked Just in Time For Golden Globe Noms
The Curious Case of Benjamin earned five Golden Globe nominations this morning — an achievement celebrated by hackers who promptly wiped the studio's awards site off the Internet.
As of this writing, at least the splash page for Paramount 2008 is still under the cryptic spell of what appear to be a cabal of Turkish hackers calling themselves "Unimportant Defacers Team." The lone link directs readers to a list of their other international conquests, among whom Paramount seems its biggest defacement yet. While we can't say we're not impressed, the question remains: Aren't the Turks supposed to be at war with Warner Bros. instead? Or is this just another crafty Weinstein Co. diversion to conceal Harvey's newfound computer proficiency? Developing... [Thanks to reader MCU for the tip.]