The site went down soon after 6pm as the force’s IT team assessed the threat, which was detected after a number of weblinks appeared that diverted users to a Chinese site with a history of distributing viruses.
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Police website shut amid hacker fears
Strathclyde Police was forced to close down its website last night amid fears it had come under attack from Chinese hackers.
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