In April 20, 2012, hackers who claimed to be from China hacked the website of the University of the Philippines (UP). They did this to support their country's claim over the disputed South China Sea, a government official from the Philippines said.
Few minutes after UP website has been successfully hacked, the hackers presented a map in the website that showed islands in the South China Sea that are disputed by Philippines and China.
Look how the hackers successfully showed the South China Sea map that highlighted the Huangyan Island which they claimed.
Photo screenshop of UP Website hacked by alleged Chinese hackers (technology.inquirer.net)
As of this time of writing, when you visit the domain name of the UP website, www.up.edu.ph, you can encounter a notice which read like this:
DOWNTIME NOTICE
The University of the Philippines System website (http://www.up.edu.ph) is currently undergoing maintenance. The UP Computer Center is conducting an evaluation of the website and its contents. This website will be restored to its operational status as soon as the maintenance checks have been completed. Thank you.
The hacked UP website is currently undergoing maintenance. So, you cannot access it today.
The network engineer of UP computer centre, Jason Chao said that they are in the process of restoring the site and promised that this kind of event will not occur again. - https://www.affordablecebu.com/
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"UP Website Hacked by Chinese Supporters" was written by Mary under the Internet category. It has been read 4031 times and generated 2 comments. The article was created on 20 April 2012 and updated on 20 April 2012.
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