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The 17-year-old student, who was arrested and remanded on charges of hacking into the official website of President Maithripala Sirisena, had demanded the President to protect websites from another possible cyber attack or resign from the office, the CID said.

Entering illegally to the website the hacker had also demanded the President to reconsider the decision to move A/Level exam to April from August and find a solution to the University students’ issues.

He was ordered to be detained under Probation at Makola Children’s Home till September 2 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today.

The other 27-year-old suspect, Janith Madushanka, was also remanded till September 2.

The CID filing a B Report, informed court that the suspects had entered illegally to the official website of the President President.gov.lk on August 25 and had altered the data of it committing offences that fell under Computer Offences Act.

The CID said that the President’s website was operating online with the telecom company and there were only five limited and protected entrances to enter the website.

The CID said another 37 websites have been hacked by the suspects using a broad hacking network.

They said the first suspect was operating using his FB account named as ‘Arrow.lk’ and his online hacking name was found as ARROW.

The 26-year-old suspect had associated with the teenager providing the background platform to hack into websites by creating a forum named as Yakadaya.

Meanwhile, the prosecution had recovered two IP numbers during the investigation and one number is located abroad.

The sources said that an international hacker residing in Bangladesh had also connived with the two Sri Lankan suspects in hacking the President’s website. (Shehan Chamika Silva)


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  • ruwa Tuesday, 30 August 2016 10:00 PM

    is this what country needs via DM Android App

    siva Tuesday, 30 August 2016 10:08 PM

    Internet security - Its upto the user to protect his/her domain in this case whoever who maintained the site for the government. A total re-evaluation process is needed. Get the best brains in the universities tasked for the job. Thanks

    Sharon Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:59 AM

    Brave boys. Proud of you kids. via DM iOS App

    Sambo Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:02 PM

    Lack of social educations in using the social media is the main cause for such things. 80% of our country lacks social education. This is the bitter truth.

    AR Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:58 PM

    Good move, they should be punished for this organized crime. Access to others info with permission limits the privacy of the other person, which is unlawful.

    Lakminiha Wednesday, 31 August 2016 03:04 PM

    Why not use the services of these two hackers to protect the domain against any future Attacks/Hacks?

    Sam Wednesday, 31 August 2016 04:40 PM

    Kids please. His excellency is not the cyber guardian. There are enough peope in the present government to govern the country. Now ask them to release you, otherwise you will not have any professional future.

    Civilised Wednesday, 31 August 2016 04:56 PM

    AR you are 100% WRONG LAKMINIHA you are 100% RIGHT via DM Android App


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