Hacking Prez website: Schoolboy arrested

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The CID today arrested a school boy in Kadugannawa on charges of hacking the official website of President Maithripala Sirisena.

The website was hacked once on Thursday, August 25 and then again on Friday.

The hackers asked the President to reconsider a decision to move GCE A/L exams to April from August as it would affect the National New Year holidays.

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