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Boston police website goes back online after hacking

By Amanda Cedrone

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  February 09, 2012

Almost one week after it was infiltrated by an infamous group of renegade hackers, the Boston police news website went back online yesterday, police said. On Feb. 3, the news releases and photos that normally adorn the page were replaced by a message criticizing the Boston Police Department, and video of hip-hop artist KRS-One rapping about police brutality, coupled with images of confrontations between officers and civilians.

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