Pinoy hacker group strikes FDA website
Days after attacking the site of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), the so-called Filipino hacker group "Philker" struck again on Thursday, this time hitting the site of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The attack came despite the government's plan to review the security of government websites following the attack on the PNRI site.
It was the third attack on a government site this week, after the PNRI and the Bureau of Customs. The attack on the Customs website did not bear Philker's signature, however.
Visitors to the FDA website as of 4 a.m. Thursday were greeted with a popup window with the message "Hacked by Blackrain."
When the visitor clicked the "Ok" button, he or she will be taken to the FDA homepage, where the "Philker" logo occupies a part of the page.
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After a few seconds, the visitor is redirected to the same site where visitors to the hacked PNRI site were brought earlier this week.
The FDA site was briefly inaccessible as of 6:21 a.m. It was online again before 7 a.m. but still redirected visitors to Philker's page.
The site was completely inaccessible as of noontime.
"We are not trying to damage you. We only want to help protect our country's cyberspace by doing what seems to be the most efficient way to get everyone's attention. May this deface serve as a reminder that you always have to look out for intruders. No matter how intelligent and competent your computer personnel are, there will be unethical hackers that are constantly working on breaking in your security," the hackers said in their message in the redirect site.
The hackers said that the government website was "fortunate" that Philker was the one that broke into the site. Philker said that it and online "thieves and terrorists" are "cut from the same cloth," but Philker has "good intentions."
Philker said that it aims to elevate the Philippines' cyber culture and to "point out and correct the vulnerabilities of Philippine websites," to "protect them from unethical hackers, fraud, false propaganda and other people with malicious intent."
It also hinted at future break-ins in other sites, leaving behind a note similar to the international hacktivist group Anonymous.
"Expect more from us. We are Philker," it said - a nod to Anonymous' "Expect us" warning. — TJD, GMA News
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