Maybe humor will let the public know how trivial most of the attacks on law enforcement sites are. A lot of media noise is being generated around attacks by Anonymous and other hackers on various law enforcement sites – even though they haven’t really amounted to much. The groups have hacked sites for the CIA, the Wisconsin and West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association, the Newark New Jersey Police Foundation and the police departments for Salt Lake City and Boston. In Boston, visitors to BPDNews.com saw a video of rapper KRS-One performing his song, “Sound of Da Police,” not the usual police and crime news. So the cops decided to return fire in an appropriate way – by laughing at the hackers for the idiocy of their efforts and targets via YouTube. While the video isn’t comic gold by most standards for a bunch of cops this is “Bridesmaids” revisited. In between moments of official PR department blather is one officer saying, “My reaction was, ‘Why would anybody want to destroy a perfectly good KRS-One song?'” Another mentions being in a Dunkin’ Donuts shop and then adds, “Normally I sleep pretty well but since the site went down, I haven’t slept a wink.” Hackers clearly do this to get attention and it works. Slow-witted media types (I speak from first hand knowledge) are happy to jump all over something like this. The result is civilian confusion and irritation among the people who know anything. Thank you XKCD for this great explanation: Related content Opinion Why Bitcoins are Just as Viable as Any Other Currency The true value of any currency is a reflection of how much people believe it's worth, according to CIO blogger Constantine von Hoffman. But it's wise to remember just how fast beliefs can change. By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 15, 2013 4 mins Government Technology Industry Opinion No Surprise: Docs Show Obama Administration Lying About Drones President Obama has repeatedly said drones would only be used against members of al Qaida and allied groups. However, leaked intelligence documents show the administration has been using them to settle political and tribal feuds for at least four yea By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 10, 2013 3 mins Regulation Government Opinion How Big Data Can Quickly Become Big Garbage The bigger the data the bigger the chance of mistakes or inaccuracies. In that vein, a large database used by retailers to screen people accused of stealing from employers is identifying innocent people and could result in major lawsuits, according t By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 04, 2013 2 mins Big Data Opinion Why Crazy Trumps Logic on the Internet The earth is flat. Vaccines cause autism. 9/11 was a government conspiracy. These are just a few of the many ideas that continue to find adherents online despite overwhelming proof that they're not based on fact. CIO.com blogger Constantine von By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 02, 2013 3 mins Government Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe