Czech News Agency site attacked by hackers, false stories posted

The website of the Czech News Agency České Noviny was attacked by unknown hackers on Tuesday who posted two fictitious articles on the site. One of the articles claimed that the Czech counterintelligence service had prevented an assassination attempt on Slovak President Petr Pelligrini, the other carried an alleged reaction from Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský to the news. The news agency later posted a warning to readers saying neither of the texts was produced by its staff. The case is being investigated.