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| Hacker pokes fun at Spanish PM | Hacker pokes fun at Spanish PM |
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| Visitors to Spain's EU presidency website have been greeted by an image of hapless fictional character Mr Bean instead of Spain's Socialist leader. | Visitors to Spain's EU presidency website have been greeted by an image of hapless fictional character Mr Bean instead of Spain's Socialist leader. |
| An unidentified hacker briefly hijacked the site on Monday, replacing Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero with that of a bumbling comedy buffoon. | |
| In Spain, the similarity between Mr Zapatero and the Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson, is a long-standing joke. | In Spain, the similarity between Mr Zapatero and the Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson, is a long-standing joke. |
| The government said the site itself, www.eu2010.es, had not been attacked. | The government said the site itself, www.eu2010.es, had not been attacked. |
| ...to Mr Bean | ...to Mr Bean |
| In a statement, it said that a hacker had taken a screenshot of the homepage to make a photo montage. | In a statement, it said that a hacker had taken a screenshot of the homepage to make a photo montage. |
| "The alleged attack exploited a vulnerability called cross-site scripting," it said. | "The alleged attack exploited a vulnerability called cross-site scripting," it said. |
| For most visitors, this meant that a smiling Mr Bean replaced Mr Zapatero, complete with a benign smile and the words "Hi there". | For most visitors, this meant that a smiling Mr Bean replaced Mr Zapatero, complete with a benign smile and the words "Hi there". |
| In a recent edition of El Pais, Mr Zapatero was depicted as Mr Bean in a cartoon above an article that was highly critical of his handling of the economy in Spain, where unemployment has reached almost 20%. | In a recent edition of El Pais, Mr Zapatero was depicted as Mr Bean in a cartoon above an article that was highly critical of his handling of the economy in Spain, where unemployment has reached almost 20%. |