CIA, state of Alabama websites reportedly taken down by hackers February 10, 2012 -- Updated 2231 GMT (0631 HKT) The hacking group Anonymous claims it took down the CIA's public website A CIA spokeswoman says, "We are looking into these reports" Alabama says information was "compromised" after state sites were hacked (CNN) -- Websites affiliated with the CIA and the state of Alabama were down Friday, allegedly done in by hackers, a state official and a well-known hacking group reported. On an affiliated Twitter page and Tumblr feed, the hacking group known as Anonymous claimed Friday that it had taken down the Central Intelligence Agency's website. The posting read: "CIA TANGO DOWN: https://www.cia.gov/ #Anonymous." Numerous outside reports indicated the CIA's website was down, and CNN's attempts late Friday afternoon to get into the site failed. Asked about the outage on the agency's public website, CIA spokeswoman Jennifer Youngblood said, "We are looking into these reports." Additionally, information was "compromised" in a hacking of Alabama state websites, the Alabama Department of Homeland Security said in a news release. "We are aware of the current situation regarding individual (s) claiming responsibility for hacking into a state of Alabama ... public website," Alabama Department of Homeland Security Director Spencer Collier said in the release. This is an ongoing investigation by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and any further comment would be premature at this time. CNN's Barbara Starr contributed to this report.