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I don't think it's a big deal as far as the visitors to the site go, but it could have a negative effect on the Expression Engine developers and the hosting company for this site, since a hacked site can imply that a) the CMS software has security holes and/or b) the servers are not properly secured. Judging by yesterday's post, I don't think the Expression Engine people were too impressed. The problem is, a year from now when someone searches for Expression Engine security issues, as part of their due diligence for choosing a CMS, the fact that Apple Matters runs it and was "hacked" will show up. They may or may not dig into it enough to see it was a hoax. It could have an impact on Expression Engine, beyond the here and now.