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PBS website hacked for second time in a month

The PBS website was hacked Friday for the second time in a month, the latest in a string of attacks on high-profile websites.

PBS spokeswoman Jane McNamara said hackers exposed “a very small number” of PBS employees’ user names and encrypted passwords.

The attack targeted the “Becoming American” series’ site, in particular a section that invites users to upload portraits of their families.

As of Friday evening, that section of the website remained disabled.

The public broadcaster was first hit last month by hackers angry at a PBS documentary about WikiLeaks. The “LulzSec” hacking group claimed responsibility for posting a fake story on the PBS website claiming rapper Tupac Shakur was “alive and well” in New Zealand.

The hackers also posted a list of user names and passwords for PBS staff.

Also Friday, Electronic Arts admitted hackers successfully breached some of its servers and stole customer information.

The Redwood City, Calif.-based video game maker posted an undated message on its website describing a “highly sophisticated and unlawful cyberattack” against its BioWare division that allowed hackers to steal information including names, encrypted passwords, email addresses and birth dates, Dow Jones Newswires reported.

Other recent digital break-ins have targeted Japanese media-and-technology giant Sony Corp., the Atlanta chapter of FBI affiliate InfraGard and Nintendo.