`Protect the King' webpage hacked
- Published: 4/12/2009 at 10:09 AM
- Online news: Local News
The government is tracking computer hackers who infiltrated the ``Protect the King'' website and replaced the webpage with a loan advertisement.
``We are tracking them down and are considering lodging a police complaint today,'' acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said yesterday.
PM's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey confirmed the website had been hacked.
The PM's Office learned about the hacking last night when a link to www.protecttheking.net from the government's official website, www.thaigov.go.th, showed a mortgage advertisement with a fairytale king illustration instead of the website's usual entry page. The ad was still posted last night.
The government created the Protect the King website earlier this year to encourage citizens to make complaints about anyone who they think has committed an offence against the monarchy.
The website, operating on the parliament's server, features background and commentary on His Majesty and the royal family.
It can be accessed through the government's official website.
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