Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's official website
has been hacked by people claiming to be members of the hacking group
Anonymous.
He made the comments after a person claiming to be part of
the group posted an online video in which he threatened to hack government
websites.
Singapore's internet and phone regulator said part of the
website had been "compromised" late on Thursday.
"The PMO main website is still working, and we are
working to restore the page that has been compromised," the Infocomm
Development Authority said in a statement.
The hackers had posted an image of a Guy Fawkes mask - the
symbol of the Anonymous group - on the PM's website with the words: "It's
great to be Singaporean today."
Media rules
Under new rules, unveiled by the Media Development Authority
earlier this year, sites "that report regularly on issues relating to
Singapore and have significant reach among readers" require individual
licences.
The video, which was posted last month, had protested
against the government's new rules for news websites.
Earlier this week, Mr Lee said his government would
"spare no effort to try and track down the culprits".
"If we can find him, we will bring him to justice and he
will be dealt with severely. You may think you're anonymous but we will make
that extra effort to find out who you are," he added.
Earlier this month, a hacker - dubbed The Messiah and
claiming to be a part of Anonymous - hacked the website of Singapore's main
paper, The Straits Times.
He had left a message saying the paper's report on the video
was misleading.
According to reports, The Messiah also claimed
responsibility for hacking the website of the Ang Mo Kio Town Council last
week, the municipal branch of the prime minister's district.
Hackers linked to Anonymous have defaced dozens of websites
belonging to Australian businesses and Philippine government agencies during
the past week.
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