Ohio state government websites were hacked and defaced with pro-Islamic State messages.
The Ohio Governor (John Kasich) website was one of the victims of the hacks, and it was reportedly down for maintenance for some time on Sunday before becoming online again. A picture of the message was posted by Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel.
“You will be held accountable Trump, you and all your people for every drop of blood flowing in Muslim countries,” said the message, which also included a call to prayer and finished: “I love Islamic state.”
A team called System DZ hacked the John Kasich’s official website, along with the websites of first lady Karen Kasich and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. The web pages presented the same message that Kasich’s did. In addition to the pro-ISIS language, a line appeared on each website said: “Hacked by Team System DZ.”
It’s not clear until now who the group is or whether it is truly associated with ISIS. The Ohio sites were back to normal by Monday morning and Ohio Governor’s staff members said on Sunday that they had been working on the site maintenance when they were alerted to their own site being hacked.
