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Culture Ministry website hacked

The Culture Ministry's Thai website has been hacked by a group demanding the ministry return the banned political soap opera "Nua Mek 2" to the public.

The hackers, who called themselves "The Bad Piggies Team", posted a "Nua Mek 2" banner and two messages: "Return Nua Mek 2 to Us" and "HACKED by THE BAD PIGGIES TEAM" showing intermittently with a cartoon avatar of a green pig head.

They were posted on Wednesday morning. The website was shut down shortly afterwards.

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  • whatajoke

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    Discussion 2 : 17 Jan 2013 at 08.032

    Minister of Ineptitude: Note to self - if you're going to interfere with media and censor unnecessarily, make sure all your bases are covered and your story is plausible, otherwise the whole thing will become a news that really does need censoring. As 'Nua Mek gate' drags on the embarrassment amplifies...

  • upena

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    Discussion 1 : 16 Jan 2013 at 19.391

    Maybe the MICT should work harder at securing Thai Government websites instead of blocking sites for no reason.

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