The RIAA website front page has been “replaced” without permission. 😉 Because the site is currently down, check the below screenshot for what was done:
The last time they got hacked, it was becuase the admin stupidly treated their robots.txt file like a security device.
No word on the method used for the current defacement but I would garauntee that it has something to to do with this. Look at all those reboots!
For more info, check fark.com’s discussion and, the article on The Register.
For my non-geek friends: the riaa is the industry association responsible for the (admittedly understandable) demise of Napster. The RIAA is responsible for ridiculous prices on compact discs. They are headed by fools that can’t or refuse to comprehend how technology is driving their business model to fail.
I’ve been putting off joining the EFF for too long. =/