Security News > 2009 > May > LTTE won first round in the cyber war: Hacked Army and Lankapuwath websites â Army site restored
http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17204 Asiantribune.com 2009-05-01 The official website of Sri Lanka Army, www.army.lk and one of another Sri Lanka Governmentâs site - Lanka Puwath www.lankapuwath.lk have been hacked by suspected LTTE hackers this morning (May 1). However Army Website is now back on the cyberspace. Sources of lanka puwath said, measures are taken to restore the website soon. Issuing a flash story by the www.army.lk said, Sri Lanka Armyâs official news wing has been illegally hacked and technically 'assassinated' by suspected Tiger terrorists or their proxies, during the wee hours on Friday (1st May), inserting some horrible and gruesome images. This illegal hacking, termed 'cyber terrorism' is a criminal offence that can be subjected to prosecution, according to international provisions. After the restoration Sri Lanka Army website said, "Tiger terrorists and their mouthpieces since of recent times have been miserably affected with the record increase in the number of visitors to this popular Army Web portal which depicted the bitter truth behind LTTE terrorism and its ugly atrocities in their correct perspective." [...]