As you have probably noticed, the Birmingham Skews has a different look and is coming to you from a different host.  That is because I was hacked.  Sometime on Sunday morning, someone hacked into my Gmail, my blog, and my Twitter accounts and took over those accounts.  I have since ported the Skews to this host, and recently regained access to my Gmail.

Someone or some organization has targeted me, and tried to eliminate this blog and mute my voice.  They hacked into my personal accounts.  They do not like what I am doing with the Birmingham Skews, and have tried to shut me down.  What these people have done isn’t just unethical, it is illegal.

These are some IP addresses that I managed to capture, and are people who are associated with the hacking:

75.214.244.245

71.229.16.248

75.223.180.136

Conveniently, some of those IP addresses are associated with an area where the Birmingham News’ parent company has a presence.  This was an organized, orchestrated effort to attack the Skews and criminally take over my accounts. Whoever did this has committed a crime in an effort to identify and silence me.

I believe in the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees certain freedoms – speech and press among those.  It’s a shame that someone does not hold those freedoms as dearly, and has sought to quash my voice and my blog.  The individuals or organization behind the hacking will be exposed and brought to justice.