It was confirmed this morning that the Fine Gael website was hacked overnight by the Anonymous group.

The site, which is now back online was said to have been compromised due to bad coding.

There is also now privacy concerns for the public that have used and commented on the website as Evening Herald Journalist Kevin Doyle today said he was sent a copy of the site database of 3,800 people who used it to leave comments, including their names, email addresses, phone numbers, location and IP addresses.

Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/eyididqlmhcw/#ixzz1AdISkwTg

Below is the message that greeted visitors to the Fine Gael 2011 Election website located at: http://wwwfinegael2011.com

“Nothing is safe, you put your faith in this political party and they take no measures to protect you. They offer you free speech yet they censor your voice. Wake Up!”