MANILA, Philippines — The government’s Department of Budget and Management (DBM) website fell victim to what appears to be hackers from China on Wednesday in the latest in a spate of defacement activities between Philippine and Chinese hackers.
The homepage of the DBM website prominently displayed the Chinese flag with the words “Don’t trouble the Chinese, Don’t play with Fire” displayed below it.
“How come a small b**** border country are overconfident? And challenged to our Chinese super hacker?” the hackers’ message read.
It added: “Remeber: Don’t Trouble Chinese, Don’t Play with Fire. All Members from Silic Group Hacker Army F*ck your mother and all your F8cking families” (sic)
The DBM website is the latest Philippine web property defaced by alleged Chinese hackers in response to the ongoing tensions between the two countries in their respective claims of islands West of the Philippines.
On Monday, Malacañang revealed that several gov.ph websites have come under attack from computer systems whose IP addresses were traced to China. On Friday, the UP System website was also defaced by hackers claiming to be from China.
The government has strongly condemned the cyber attacks, but reiterated that the administration does not condone such actions by local hackers as they do very little in easing the heightening tension between the two countries.
The DBM website was restored minutes later.
source: interaksyon.com
