# Hack website in the MEL

Hacking a website is a powerful method to demonstrate a crisis to your players. Hacking a website takes three steps:

1. select your 'hacked' website style 
2. create a 'hacked' inject
3. draw attention to your hacked website

## 1. Select a hacked image 

Navigate to the persona that you wish to hack. Then, go to `Website` and `Display options`. Make sure to use an article-type website, which allows you to customise the page's appearance to create the illusion of it being hacked. Then, choose your hacked website style. 

{% hint style="info" %}
The first hacked style is automatically selected unless you change it manually.
{% endhint %}

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## 2. Create a 'hacked' inject

Create an inject, selecting the persona you wish to hack. For the channel, select the Website/News channel and click Action from the drop down.  After selecting action you will have the option to hack the website via the toggle switch:

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## 3. Draw attention to your hacked website (optional)

After hacking your website, a flashing red dot will appear on the Website/News channel. To ensure your players don't miss it, you can send an additional alert to draw further attention.

To do this, send a message on a communication channel such as Email or Messenger Plus, informing the players that the website has been hacked e.g:

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