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A CATHOLIC website link was 'hijacked' by internet pirates to offer stunned web users a range of raunchy sex services.The Catholic Communications Office and the Diocese of Cloyne were horrified this week to realise that a link to an old diocesan internet address had been used to offer links to such websites as GetLaidTonite.com and IndianWomen.com.
The Bishop of Cloyne, Dr John Magee, was appalled by the revelation and ordered that immediate work be undertaken to remove all such links from the websites involved.
The Diocese of Cloyne last night said internet 'hijacking' is now a serious problem with genuine site operators often totally unaware of how bogus web users had attached their links to the service.
The embarrassing revelation was the second example of internet 'piracy' over recent weeks with a popular West Cork tourism site last month having to deal with similar internet dating sites attaching illicit links.
West Cork tourism officials were so annoyed by those links being attached to their site that the gardai are being consulted.
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The Catholic website was hit by the 'net hijackers' when Cloyne Diocese had to change its internet website address.
The Cork diocese changed last year from www.cloyne.irl.com to www.clooynediocese.ie because the original internet hosting firm were no longer operating.
But while anyone directly typing in the old website address was automatically re-routed to the new address, a link on the Catholic Communications Office site still used the old web address.
By now, web 'hijackers' had targeted the old address and had then attached links to various dating or raunchy services.
Within two hours of the Catholic hierarchy becoming aware of the problem, the correct web address had been linked to the site.
The various Catholic websites are amongst the most visited by Irish internet users for information such as Mass times, pilgrimage details as well as special services .
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