NSC to probe state website hacking claim by Tunisians

The message, “Hacked by Tunisian Fallaga Team Just for our Muslims in Burma”, appeared on the landing page of many government websites over the past few days.
“We are looking into the claim,” NSC secretary-general Anusit Kunakorn confirmed yesterday.
Earlier this year, Fallaga Team defaced many French websites in the wake of the attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo magazine, in which 12 people were killed.
Anusit declined to comment when asked if the hacking might be related to the Erawan Shrine bombing on August 17.
He only said that Deputy PM and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan had assigned the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to answer questions related to the blast.
The explosion, described as the worst attack on Thai soil, killed 20 people and injured more than 100 others.
“Police will provide information on the ongoing investigation,” he said.
Anusit added that the hacking was just another threat that relevant authorities, especially the Information and Communication Technology Ministry, should pay attention to.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Uttama Savanayana said his ministry would work closely with security agencies in response to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s instructions to secure the IT sector.
According to Pol General Somyot Poompanmuang, the National Police chief, as many as nine state-owned websites have been hacked so far.
“We have already closed the domain for the hacked websites,” Supin Traikaewcharoen said in her capacity as the head of Mahasarakham University’s Computer Office.
The university’s website was also hacked, though Supin said she does not think it caused any real damage to the institution.
“There’s no sensitive information,” she said.
Lamphun Governor Narong On-sa-ard, meanwhile, said IT officials were trying to fix the provincial authority’s website after the hacking attack.
“Since we haven’t been able to |fix it yet, we have decided to shut down the main system of the site,” he said.
In a related development, a senior official yesterday dismissed reports that the official website for Sing Buri province had been hacked.
“It’s inaccessible now only because we have not paid for the server space,” Sirichai Sriniang said.
 “We are going to pay for the lease soon and expect the site to be up and running in a few days.”