14 DAY TRIAL // The website of the United States Senate was hacked by the notorious hacking outfit LulzSec who leaked the web server's access logs, directory listing and configuration files.
The dump was part of the group's larger attack against Bethesda Softworks which resulted in the compromise of several of the company's systems.
"We don't like the US government very much. Their boats are weak, their lulz are low, and their sites aren't very secure.
"In an attempt to help them fix their issues, we've decided to donate additional lulz in the form of owning them some more!
"This is a small, just-for-kicks release of some internal data from Senate.gov - is this an act of war, gentlemen? Problem?" the group wrote in reference to the Pentagon's decision of considering hacking attacks acts of war.
A Senate spokesperson confirmed for the Wall Street Journal that the website was breached over the weekend, but said the attack didn't extend any further, like to the chamber's computer network.
Even if the breach is not very serious it does serve as a reminder of LulzSec's brazenness. The group recently hacked into computer systems and networks belonging to companies and even organizations affiliated with the FBI.
At the beginning of the month, the group broke into the website of the InfraGard Atlanta chapter, an organization set up as a partnership between private businesses and the FBI.
LulzSec doesn't always have a clear motive for their attacks, except from shaming those who they feel have wronged others or just because it's fun.
In most circumstances the group leaks private information following security breaches, however there are some exceptions like Nintento and the NHS where they contacted the affected parties and asked them to fix the vulnerabilities without exploiting them.