MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

BY TYREL LINKHORN – “A computer hacker took control of more than a dozen church Web sites hosted by a Perrysburg designer this week, replacing their regular content with an appeal that Christians convert to Islam.

The Rev. Vinnie Dauer of Fallen Timbers Community Church in Waterville said he received a text message from a church member at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday telling him someone had posted ‘Muslim propaganda’ on the church’s Web site.

The cyber attack surprised church leaders there, who wondered why anyone would target their small congregation’s Web site.

‘It was unnerving, but I think also it was an indicator to me of the different world we live in,’ said Mr. Dauer, the assistant pastor at Fallen Timbers…

The hacker, who identified himself as a Muslim hacker and signed his work ‘Mr. HAiL,’ somehow gained access to Mr. Leisure’s entire portfolio of sites, though only the church sites were altered.

‘It seemed like he was clearly trying to convert people. I don’t see how he could actually be successful with this, but he was talking about Christians converting to Islam,’ Mr. Leisure said.” Read more.