CV-19 tracker page hacked?

[Dem2]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Not fixed as of hitting enter to post this thread.

[GemDigger]

1. Considering that the population of Vatican City is only 1000

I think it is safe to say it was hacked.

[JHB]

2. Either that or a data entry error

[jberryhill]

3. Or there was simply a software or data entry error

What suggests to you that it was “hacked” as opposed to there simply being an error of some kind

Does the site have a corresponding twitter account or other contact mechanism?

[Dem2]

5. As noted below, it was fixed.

I was surprised it wasn't fixed more quickly, thus my asking if it was hacked while the site was un-attended.

It may have been a database error, seems like quite an unusual data entry error.

[GusBob]

8. See post 7

Thanks

[clutterbox1830]

4. It looks like it has been fixed now.

If I had to guess, I'm guessing the site was hacked temporary. The country in question chosen and value pic was too specific.

[Niagara]

6. Johns Hopkins has an informative tracker if you need a backup

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

[tblue37]

10. Here is an excellent site:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213105703

[Dem2]

7. It was a hack

We apologize for the temporary disservice that you may have experienced. For about 20 minutes, our site showed clearly incorrect data due to a malicious act. We have investigated the issue and we're now implementing protective measures to prevent this from happening again. The other day we got hit with a big DDoS attack. Now this. We'll continue with our daily efforts and we'll not give up.

[jberryhill]

9. Wow. Some people are messed up