Govt. website hacked

24 April 2013 12:00 pm - 14 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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The government Information Department’s official website www.news.lk was hacked by a group identifying itself as Sultan Brain this afternoon.

However, the Director General of the Information Department Dr. Ariyaratne Athugala told the Daily Mirror Online that the website was not hacked but the internet firewall had been compromised and the maintenance of the site was underway.

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Pluto Wednesday, 24 April 2013 12:18 PM

The "Internet Firewall" hacked and the web site was not. Ha, so the door was broken open and the thieves said "Hello" and left. Tell this to the birds in the South.

Pluto Wednesday, 24 April 2013 12:44 PM

Undergoing schedule maintenance? Ha, that is a good one. Emergencies are scheduled in Sri Lanka.

Yehiya Wednesday, 24 April 2013 12:44 PM

International attack all the ways.

nalaka Wednesday, 24 April 2013 12:53 PM

when people want to passout as hackers their practical exam is srilankan web sites :)

kandykolla Wednesday, 24 April 2013 01:04 PM

Chemical Ali killed these Kurdhi people in North Iraq and PKK fighting for their homeland in Turkey. Their leader Abdulla Ocalan is under Turkish custody too...!!

Lional Wednesday, 24 April 2013 03:07 PM

It's time to study Newton's Law.

hanuma Thursday, 25 April 2013 12:00 AM

is he a innocent hacker? via DM Android App

navin Thursday, 25 April 2013 03:50 AM

hacked to death those people, because ,news.lk tells all the
truth stories

Dammika Thursday, 25 April 2013 03:58 AM

Nothing new to hack ... already hacked. Time to appoint a new

xlntgson Thursday, 25 April 2013 05:07 AM

Internet jihad! The war to wipe web and porn is good, not this type of disinfo.

Mif Thursday, 25 April 2013 06:34 AM

Specially Srilanka Government websites....

kumar Thursday, 25 April 2013 06:44 AM

They have hacked the site and replaced the home page. That is called hacking.

kumar Thursday, 25 April 2013 06:47 AM

I can't understand the ideology of these people. They have to hack a website to praise the God.

SureshP Thursday, 25 April 2013 07:59 AM

This is because our 'self appointed' experts boasted that theirs was the best internet security and wanted to train others on how. This is good for the frogs in the well.

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