Hackers took down the website of a Tennessee nonprofit that was collecting donations for Japan and replaced the home page with profanity.
Japan-America Society of Tennessee executive director Leigh Weiland said hackers broke into the site sometime Wednesday night.
The group's web-hosting company was able to get the site back up Thursday morning.
Before that, anyone trying to go to the group's home page encountered a mostly blank screen with an offensive phrase at the top.
Weiland said her group, which promotes goodwill for and understanding of Japan, has established a relief fund for Japanese victims of Friday's earthquake and tsunami. The site has been getting a lot of traffic from people who want to donate money.
Japan-America Society of Tennessee executive director Leigh Weiland said hackers broke into the site sometime Wednesday night.
The group's web-hosting company was able to get the site back up Thursday morning.
Before that, anyone trying to go to the group's home page encountered a mostly blank screen with an offensive phrase at the top.
Weiland said her group, which promotes goodwill for and understanding of Japan, has established a relief fund for Japanese victims of Friday's earthquake and tsunami. The site has been getting a lot of traffic from people who want to donate money.
