Government security U.S. Army websites defaced in apparent 404 hijacking campaign July 6, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Sashkin via Adobe Stock Images) Multiple U.S. Army internet subdomains were defaced with messages denouncing President Donald Trump and promoting pro-Kurdish sentiments in an apparent 404 hijacking campaign, as reported by CyberScoop. The defacement targeted error pages on U.S. Army websites, including oil.army.mil and ai2c.army.mil, which belong to the Army’s Open Innovation Lab and Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, respectively. The messages displayed on the error pages denounced Trump and U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack, and called for the freedom of Kurdistan. This attack method, known as 404 hijacking, exploits a website's error-handling system, often through compromised plugins or server configurations, to display unauthorized content when a page is not found. Cybersecurity researcher Ronald Lovelace discovered the defacements, noting the affected sites ran on WordPress and Microsoft cloud infrastructure. The Army took the affected pages offline after being contacted for comment, stating they were hosted on a legacy third-party platform. An Army spokesperson confirmed that incident response is ongoing. While the defacement across multiple subdomains suggests a potential for broad reach, it did not appear to affect all Army websites. The perpetrators are not definitively identified, but the pro-Kurdish messages align with tactics used by Kurdish hacktivists. This incident is reminiscent of a 2015 attack where hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army defaced Army websites. Source: CyberScoop SC Staff Related Government security Canada’s spy agency conducted state-authorized cyberattacks against drug traffickers and ransomware gangs SC Staff July 6, 2026 The CSE's annual report details three foreign "active cyber operations" targeting threats to Canadian national security. Government security Washington state CISO Ralph Johnson to step down in September SC Staff July 6, 2026 Washington state's chief information security officer, Ralph Johnson, announced his departure from his role in September. Government security DHS investigating breach of intelligence sharing platform SC Staff July 2, 2026 Hackers reportedly gained access to HSIN servers in late May and early June, potentially exposing sensitive but unclassified information. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe You can skip this ad in 5 seconds