U.N. Internet sites hit by hackers

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Hackers breached the United Nations Web site during the weekend.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hackers breached the United Nations Web site during the weekend, prompting the world body on Monday to stop posting new information while technicians evaluated the system, U.N. officials said.

Early on Sunday, the hackers defaced the official Web site on pages reserved for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with slogans accusing the United States and Israel of killing children.

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