[ISN] Computer ministry website hacked

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Date: Tue May 20 2003 - 00:19:10 PDT

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    http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/20May2003_news07.html
    
    Karnjana Karnjanatawe 
    20 May 2003
    
    The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry may claim
    to be the official promoter of all things computer. But it has no
    claim to being the master of the technology
    
    Yesterday, hackers managed to invade its official website and inserted
    a small news item announcing ICT Minister Surapong Suebwonglee's plan
    to set up a club for all pornographic sites. It said the club would
    promote prostitution ``to appease our farang masters''.
    
    Mr Surapong, known as Moh Liap, was also said to be thinking up a new
    package,``$30 for all brothels'' _ apparently alluding to the 30-baht
    health scheme he helped prepare while at the Public Health Ministry.
    
    However, the message was shortlived. By 4.30pm it was deleted.
    
    Wuttipong Pongsuwan, the minister's adviser who oversees the website,
    said the hacker or hackers, still unidentified, had intruded through
    the office computer system. ``Only the news database was hacked. So
    far, nothing has been damaged,'' he said.
    
    
    
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