Group Claims Email Attack by Porn Companies

UCAP claims the attack came after the porn site was linked to Deseret Media Companies' “Out in the Light” initiative — a full-on campaign blasting porn.

According to reports, an email form was filled out on the group’s contact page that then triggered a program to jam the UCAP inbox with the porn emails.

UCAP chair Pamela Atkinson told KSL Newsradio that according to her webmaster, the e-mails were traced to San Francisco porn companies, but it was difficult to pinpoint what companies were responsible.

"We thought [the website] was just a friendly way of letting people know what is available in terms of resources," Atkinson said. Atkinson described the emails as pornographic but only referred to a subject line that included the word sex.

UCAP workers refrained from opening the emails in fear of unleashing a virus.

"The companies, I believe, are just feeling a little bit threatened," Atkinson said.

No legal action is planned by UCAP, but Atkinson said UCAP may look at its options if the attacks persist.

The anti-porn group said it is writing software to prevent similar attacks.