PNoy website password cracked in 3 days: hacker

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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/14/13/hackers-took-3-days-crack-pnoy-website

By David Dizon
ABS-CBNnews.com
03/14/2013

MANILA - Local hackers took only 3 days to crack the encrypted password of the 
official website of the Office of the President, a member of Anonymous 
Philippines revealed Thursday.

Local netizen #pR.is0n3r said members of Anonymous Philippines were able to 
detect a vulnerability in the President's website, which allowed them to get 
more technical information on the site including a username.

He said local "Anons" spent 3 days to reveal and crack the site's encrypted 
password, allowing them to post a message on the official website for 6 hours.

In the message, local hackers criticized how the President has been handling 
the conflict in Sabah.

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