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    Komen Foundation Controversy Spurs Website Hack

    By Alex Fitzpatrick | Mashable – Thu, Feb 2, 2012

    The website of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was briefly tampered with by hackers early Thursday morning.

    Komen, the highest-funded breast cancer organization in the U.S., has been coming under fire for its decision to end financial support of Planned Parenthood.

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    The hack, first noticed by Gather, affected users visiting the site around 12:30 a.m. ET Thursday. The hack was a redirect, sending users from Komen's site to a fake site. The dummy site looked nearly identical to the real thing, save an advertisement for a running marathon designed to raise money for Komen.

    The original, which reads "help us get 26.2 or 13.1 miles closer to a world without breast cancer:"

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    And the hacker's version, "help us run over poor people on the way to the bank:"

    According to Gather, the hacking effort was so thorough, it even redirected search engine results for Komen.

    Komen announced its decision to end its longstanding partnership with Planned Parenthood Wednesday, citing an organization policy that bars it from contributing to groups that are under "local, state or federal" investigation. Planned Parenthood is under such an inquiry, launched by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), which is aiming to find out if public money was improperly spent on abortions.

    Komen's past monetary contributions to Planned Parenthood number in the millions, mostly for breast cancer screenings and services. Planned Parenthood said in a response that people in "immediate risk" of being affected by Komen's decision "are low-income women, many located in rural and underserved communities."

    The decision was met with ire from some who considered the decision to be politically motivated and counter to the interest of Komen. Outraged people vented their frustration with the decision on Komen's Facebook page:

    Anti-Planned Parenthood Facebook users joined in as well:

    Komen itself used its YouTube page and Twitter account to defend the decision:

    Tuesday, Komen's top health official, Moille Williams, left his position in protest of Komen's decision to make the cut, reports The Atlantic

    Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood has started an online donation drive to help offset the lost Komen donations.

    “We are alarmed and saddened that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation appears to have succumbed to political pressure," said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America in a statement. "Our greatest desire is for Komen to reconsider this policy and recommit to the partnership on which so many women count."

    Images courtesy of iStockphoto, alengo; The Atlantic Wire

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

     

    5 comments

    • Suze
      Suze  •  Sandy, Utah  •  3 mths ago
      1 in 5 American women have received services at Planned Parenthood. I hope the Komen orgnaization reconsiders.
    • Himey
      Himey  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      I had no idea that Koman supported planned parenthood. I thought all of that yogurt I bought was finding a cure. I am not against planned parenthood, but I feel deceived. Next thing ya know, Redcross will announce that they are selling my blood to drug companies.
    • oops
      oops  •  3 mths ago
      So what hope they do it again- Komen removed comments from their website message boards- then said people support us. What hypocrisy.......
    • Nancy
      Nancy  •  Salt Lake City, Utah  •  3 mths ago
      Komen should stay out of politics and do what they do best, help women.
    • nazi feminist
      nazi feminist  •  3 mths ago
      Baby killers are #$%$ off they are not getting a free ride.
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