France Euromillions site hit by religious hackers

The French site of the Euromillions lottery has been hacked, with the homepage replaced by a passage from the Koran condemning gambling. The hackers, calling themselves "Moroccanghosts", posted the message in Arabic and French.

The Koranic verses call games of chance and alcohol "works of the devil" intended to turn people away from God.

The Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) company, which runs Euromillions in France, said its other games were not affected. (continue reading...)