[NEW UPDATES] 'Anonymous' Threatens Singapore Government And The Philippines
A YouTube video put up by someone claiming to be part of the international hacker group Anonymous is threatening to bring down key infrastructure in Singapore. (PS: Video inside the story).
Alleged Members Of Anonymous Legion Charged With Hacking Of Singapore PM's Office Website
Two brothers on Friday were charged in Singapore's courts for separate cyber crimes, one involving the defacement of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) website and the other for hacking into a local actor's email and social media accounts.
globaltimes.cnA screengrab shows the defaced Prime Minister's Office website when it was compromised in early November. (File Screengrab from PMO website)
Image via yimg.comMohammad Azhar Bin Tahir, 27, was slapped with 10 charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act — the first for running a script on the PMO site's search function on 7 November at about 4pm.
yahoo.comHe was also accused of two counts of hacking into and changing the password of a wireless Internet network belonging to one Nadia Binte Ali Khan on 5 and 7 November, also changing its password sometime that month, according to court documents.
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In relation to "Ah Boys To Men" star Ridhwan Azman's email and social media accounts, Mohammad Azhar was allegedly responsible for changing passwords on the former's Facebook fan page, as well as his Twitter, Gmail, Hotmail, YouTube and Instagram accounts on 5 and 7 November.
google.comSingapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a conference in Tokyo on May 23, 2013 (AFP/File, Kazuhiro Nogi)
Image via imgur.comHis younger brother, Mohammad Asyiq Bin Tahir, was read six charges. One was for unauthorised access of Nadia's wireless network on 5 November, and others were for crimes relating to the compromise of Ridhwan's YouTube account (uploading the "response" video purportedly from the "Anonymous" group of hackers), Hotmail, Gmail and Blogspot accounts.
Police investigation into the two brothers' alleged cyber crimes is the latest in a string of arrests of Singaporeans believed to be responsible for a string of local site hacking incidents.
yahoo.comSuspected "Messiah" Hacker Faces Additional Drug Charge
The man who allegedly goes by the moniker "The Messiah" and accused of compromising a town council's website faces an additional charge of drug consumption. This brings the total number of drug consumption charges against James Raj Arokiasamy to four.
thestar.com.myThe 35-year-old is accused of using drugs between May 2011 and November 2013. He also allegedly accessed the content management system of the Ang Mo Kio Town Council website and modified its contents without authorisation.
Suspected hacker James Raj heading to the High Court. (TODAY/Ernest Chua)
Image via channelnewsasia.comBesides allegedly adding an image of a Guy Fawkes mask to the website on October 28, 2013, James Raj is also said to have added texts and banners to the town council's website. He is accused of doing so at about 1.35pm from an apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
During the court session on Tuesday afternoon, the prosecution said investigations into potential charges are ongoing and objected to bail being set for the accused. In its written submissions, the prosecution said James Raj is a flight risk, given that he had previously absconded whilst on police bail for the 2011 drug offences.
thestar.com.myIt added that the five charges are "all non-bailable offences". The defence is expected to make submissions on the matter of bail on Wednesday, December 4.
Suspected "Messiah" Hacker Was In Hartamas, KL
Lawyer M Ravi (C) shows the charge sheet for James Raj, the suspected "Messiah" hacker, to reporters outside the Subordinate Courts on Nov 12, 2013. (TODAY/Sion Touhig)
Image via channelnewsasia.comA man in Singapore named James Raj Arokiasamy was charged with defacing a town council website last month by posting an image of a Guy Fawkes mask, the symbol of the hacker group Anonymous. He was charged with causing unauthorized modifications of contents on a website by posting the image and signing off as The Messiah.
James is accused of doing so from Dorchester Apartment at Jalan Sri Hartamas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28 at about 1.35pm.
Today reported that Raj had told the court that he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is currently taking medication, claims to be suicidal, suffering from hallucinations and seeing things flashing randomly. The report added that he is being remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for a psychiatric evaluation.
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After PM Lee Warns To Hunt Them Down, Anonymous Legion Hacks Into PMO Website
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's official website was hacked Thursday by apparent members of activist group Anonymous after he vowed to hunt down anyone who attacks the city-state's technological network.
globaltimes.cn"It's great to be Singaporean today," read a mocking headline in a section of www.pmo.gov.sg next to the group's trademark Guy Fawkes mask, a symbol of anti-establishment defiance worldwide.
Next to it was another image saying: "PM Lee warns hackers: We will track you down -- even if you think you're 'anonymous'".
Another message read: "ANONYMOUS SG WAS HERE BIATCH", using a pejorative in online youth slang.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's official website was briefly hacked Thursday by apparent members of activist group Anonymous
Image via imgur.comThe defaced section was quickly taken offline after the hacking incident surfaced in a posting on Facebook. The rest of the site was working normally.
In a statement issued early Friday, the government's Infocomm Development Authority said it was investigating the incident.
Anonymous Legion Marks The 5th Of November By Intensifying Cyber Attacks On Southeast Asian Sites
Hackers claiming to be from the notorious Anonymous collective have stepped up attacks across south-east Asia, infiltrating websites in Singapore and the Philippines.
Messages were posted on Sunday on the web-pages of at least five government agencies in the Philippines, urging the public to join a mass protest against corruption.
"To the corrupt – fear us," the message warned.
A person claiming to speak for activist hacker group Anonymous is seen issuing a warning through a YouTube video to ‘go to war’ with the Singapore government over recent Internet licensing rules. Photo: Roslan Rahman/AFP
Image via livemint.comAnonymous Philippines said it infiltrated 115 government websites before a demonstration on Tuesday outside congress in Quezon City as part of a global Million Mask March, coinciding with Guy Fawkes Day in UK. The mask of Fawkes, who tried to blow up the British Parliament in the 17th century, has become a symbol of the movement.
The Anonymous hacker group has stepped up its criticism in the Philippines as President Benigno Aquino’s government remains embroiled in a scandal over the misuse of public funds. The mask of Guy Fawkes has become a symbol of the movement. Source: PYMCA/UIG via Getty Images
Image via bloomberg.comWhile the Singapore's government has been put on heightened alert for cyber attacks after people claiming to be from international hacking collective Anonymous defaced several web sites in the city-state and threatened further action.
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[VIDEO] 'Anonymous' Hackers Release 5 November "Million Mask March" Invitation To The Citizens Of The Philippines
A transcript of the video "Million Mask March 2013" video from Anonymous, directed to the people of the Philippines.
Image via imgur.comA Philippine hacker group claiming ties with the hacktivist collective Anonymous defaced early Sunday several government websites, and called on the public to support a protest at the Batasang Pambansa on November 5.
gmanetwork.comThe Anonymous Collective has hacked into several Philippines government websites and left a promotional message for the Million Mask March on November 5th. The landing pages of the websites were replaced by a video and a message to the people of the Philippines to join in the march.
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The Anonymous Collective has hacked into several Philippines government websites and left a promotional message for the Million Mask March on November 5th. - The Real Singapore
Image via akamaihd.net19 Singaporean Government Websites Hacked In One Go But "The Messiah" Group Says It Wasn't Them
The Messiah said that they are not the hackers responsible for bringing down the government websites in Singapore. He suggested that there are many other international anon hackers that are gaining interest in the Singapore government. - The Real Singapore
Image via therealsingapore.comMore than a dozen Singapore government have been unaccessible as of 3pm today (2 November 2013), according to a tip-off received by Tech in Asia. Some reports, however, said that the outage occurred as early as 1.30pm. It was unclear why these sites were brought down, but the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) tweeted at 4.19pm that ”government websites are under planned maintenance and will be back ASAP.”
yahoo.comIt’s also unclear why the “maintenance” is held in the afternoon as opposed to off-peak hours like the middle of the night. This greatly inconveniences users who could be using the weekend afternoons to renew their passports on the ICA website.
yahoo.comOver the last few weeks several websites have been defaced by hacker The Messiah with several messages left, but this is the first time that so many government websites have been inaccessible at the same time.
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The email reply from "The Messiah" to TRS, stating that they were not responsible for the simultaneous hacking of Singaporean government websites on 2 November 2013.
Image via akamaihd.netAt 6pm, 2 November 2013: THE MESSIAH SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT THE HACKERS responsible for bringing down the government websites in Singapore. He suggested that there are many other international anon hackers that are gaining interest in the Singapore government.
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The Anonymous Legion, Who Have Threatened The Singapore Government, Might Face Death Penalty
A video purportedly by computer hacker group Anonymous has threatened the Singapore Government with an “aggressive cyber intrusion” if it did not remove its Internet licensing framework.
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Cyber security experts The New Paper said it was a very serious matter. Such videos proclaiming war against the Government actually contravene the penal code, and the possible penalty is death, said one lawyer.
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When a hacker named “The Messiah” loudly proclaimed his intention to launch a cyber attack against the Government, it is an attack on all of us, writes TNP deputy editor Melvin Singh in a commentary. A cyber attack on the Singapore Government infrastructure is an attack on our way of life.
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It is time for the silent majority online who do little when netizens break laws to stand up against online criminality. If you mollycoddle online criminality, people like “The Messiah” will grow bolder and more defiant. Those who hack must get whacked.
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After Threatening The Government, Anonymous Hacks Singapore's The Straits Times For Its Bad Report
Singaporean daily The Straits Times has had its online news portal hacked by online activist Messiah. The hacker claims to be from Anonymous, a group famous for its hacktivism protests and has left a message in a blog post protesting against an earlier article written by a journalist of the publication and the owner of the blog, Irene Tham.
The blog post, as well as the article in question, has since been taken down.
Messiah is claiming that Tham's article on an earlier YouTube video posted by the group had distorted their words and intentions by changing the original message of the video from "war against the Singapore Government" to "war against Singapore".
A screen grab shows the post on the Straits Times website by "The Messiah", who claims to be part of the Anonymous collective.
Image via channelnewsasia.comThe hacker also set a time limit of 48 hours for Tham to apologize or resign and failure to do so would place Singapore Press Holdings, the parent company of The Straits Times, in a "to do" list with a threat of more severe hacks.
If a YouTube video uploaded on 29 October is to be believed, then the Anonymous Legion is declaring war against the Singapore government
In a shockingly daring move, someone claiming to be part of the international hacker group Anonymous is threatening to disrupt key infrastructure in Singapore to protest against the government's new online media licensing rules.
In the YouTube video posted on 29 October, the group – using an image of Guy Fawkes in a mask — cautions the government not to underestimate them, saying their actions will be like "dipping yourselves in a pool of piranhas".
yahoo.com"We demand you reconsider the regulations of your framework or we will be forced to go to war with you," the group adds.
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It further adds: 'For every single time you deprive a citizen his right to information, we will cost you financial loss by aggressive cyber intrusion. An intrusion your $130 million cyber security will not be able to stop.'
Anonymous also urged Singaporeans to join the protest by dressing in black and red on 5 November
Saying: 'And finally we call upon our fellow Singaporean brothers and sisters to join our protest by dressing fully in black & red on the 5th of November to paint your streets with the colors that represent the current Singaporeans emotion.'
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We urge you to black out your FB profile picture for a day along with the status message: 'I am a Singaporean and i had enough of being oppressed! I want my freedom back!!', the group added.
The video was removed by its uploader by about 5:15pm on the same day
The video ended with the message: "Remember, remember. The fifth of November", a famous line from Fawkes who threatened to blow the parliament building in England on November 5, 1605.