Hackers Write: 'I Love Islamic State' On Howard County Homepage

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — The Howard County government website has been hacked a pro-ISIS group. Those who go to the howardcounty.gov domain will find a message that says it has been "Hacked by Team System DZ."

The following message is displayed on howardcountymd.gov sites, on a black background with white lettering:

"You will be held accountable Trump
You and all your people
for every drop of blood flowing in Muslim
countries."

Then it says "I love Islamic state," with the words "I love" in gold.

Howard County government officials said that they were working on the issue Sunday afternoon and after 4:30 p.m. reported via Facebook that the IT team "expects to have it resolved shortly."

Apparently, Howard County was not the only target of Sunday's cyber infiltration. Other local and state government pages as well as those of companies were also hacked.

Team System DZ claimed responsibility on its Facebook page for hacking the town of Brookhaven, New York, and St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, as well as Mitsubishi Motors - Egypt.

The Ohio Department of Corrections was also hacked, according to cleveland.com.

There was a musical component, with chanting, on the Howard County page that was not apparent on others.

Screenshot from howardcountymd.gov.