MCSO found out about hacker attack via Twitter

The attack on Arizona law enforcement by a hacker group who call themselves "LulzSec" seems to have caught officials unawares, as Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said they were notified of the attack not by their computers, but by a message posted to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Twitter account.

"They actually did post something on the Sheriff's Twitter page," MSCO spokesperson Joseph Rango said. "That's how we found out about it. I don't know if that's something they're trying to use to get their message across because of how many people are following the sheriff."