This was posted on Paul McCartney's website on May 1:
Website security statement
Following the statement, which appeared on this site on the 10th of April 2009, we have investigated further into the security breach/hacking incident on the paulmccartney.com website between the 4th to the 6th of April inclusive. As soon as we became aware of the security breach we disabled it and since then have been working with our technical experts and the relevant law enforcement agencies so as to minimise any impact.
No personal details of any users visiting the paulmccartney.com website were/are held on the server hosting the site.
We recommend that all users who visited the site between the 4th to the 6th of April inclusive carry out their own computer virus checks, by using an up-to-date virus checker, to ensure that their computer has not been infected with any malicious software. Users should be vigilant and be aware that hackers may use malicious software to obtain personal information from the user's computer and may use such information to open accounts and/or purchase goods; accordingly, users should check their bank accounts and personal statements frequently.
If a user discovers that their computer has been infected or that any personal information has been compromised they should alert their credit card companies and banks immediately.
www.paulmccartney.com
(Note: Our column containing the earlier statement is here.)
Comments
Wow. I hope they catch the eight year old in Malaysia responsible for that.
What a loser to infect someone's web-site and those who visit it, a true coward in every sense.
World wide net indeed.
paul should have called 911 on 911!
paul owes me 10 million dollars for what he did to me
The Beatles stink thats why thy are called the Beatles
The Beatles stink thats why they are called the Beatles
So sorry Paul I wouldnt let you or any of the Beatles touch me for all the money in the world! drunk or not drunk!
If money is the root of all evil! your as evil as they can get paul mccartney!
ID LIKE TO SUCK BLOODY PUPPIES COCK ALL DAY LONG
Wow.what a retard i am to infect someones website and those who visit it,I am a true coward in every sense.world wide internet indeed.
i HOPE YOU DIE PAUL MACCARTNEY YOU OLD FAIRY FOR ALL THE HORRIBLE THINGS YOU DID TO ME.
I AM SO SHOCKED THAT THE BEATLES TURNED OUT TO BE SUCH HORRIBLE PEOPLE WHAT THEY DID TO ME IN THE YEAR 2000 IN A HOMESTEAD FLORIDA SHELTER WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE HOMESTEAD AIRORCE IS SO SHOCKING NO ONE WOULD EVER BELIEVE IT.
GEORGE HARRISON AND PAUL MACCARTNEY ARE HORRIBLE EVIL OLD MEN.THEY ARE THE ONES WHO RUINING OUR SOCIETY
THEY ARE THE ONES RUINING OUR SOCIETY.
THEY ARE CRACKED CRACKERS!
HA HA HA HA HA! STELLA MACCA IS ANOTHER CRACKED CRACKER JUST LIKE HER DAD!
i hope the Beatles rot in a jail cell!
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