Computer ministry website hacked

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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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