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.
A rash of attacks have forced media companies to rethink relatively porous online security measures.
