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Nike Web Site Taken Over
- From: Paul Howell
- Date: Thu Jun 22 09:52:01 2000
At http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000621/tc/nike_hackers_1.html
Wednesday June 21 2:55 PM ET
Nike Web Site Taken Over
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - The Nike corporate Web site was taken over
by hackers Wednesday who replaced the content with a message about
the ``inequality'' of the global economy.
A Web page posted by a group calling itself ``S-11'' appeared when the
www.nike.com address was requested.
The page says that ``global justice is coming - prepare now,'' and calls for
action at the World Economic Forum 2000 on Sept. 11-13 in Melbourne,
Australia.
The top of one page on the site contains the words ``shut down the world
economic forum.''
The 2000 Olympic Games are set to begin Sept. 16 in nearby Sydney,
Australia, and Nike is a major corporate sponsor.
Nike computer technicians were regaining control of the site, spokesman
Vada Manager said Wednesday afternoon.
``We're backtracking now to find out how this happened,'' Manager said.
Nike has faced repeated criticism by student and labor rights groups for
years over conditions at contract factories overseas, especially in Asia
and Latin America.
The Beaverton-based athletic shoe and clothing company has worked to
improve conditions, hiring monitors and creating executive positions to
deal exclusively with labor rights.
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