An ongoing territorial dispute over Sabah —an armed confilct that has so far resulted in the deaths of at least a dozen Filipinos and Malaysians— has spilled over online, with several websites defaced over the weekend.
At least one Philippine website and several Malaysian websites were hacked into on Sunday, March 3, and defaced with messages sympathetic to either side of the armed conflict.
Strike on PHL website
Just before 10 a.m., the online shop of Philippine mobile services provider Globe Telecom was defaced by hackers claiming to be from the "MALAYSIA Cyb3r 4rmy".
"do not invade our country or you will suffer the consequences," the group warned.
Globe also explained that the website was being "maintained by a third party partner" and that "the information security team of Globe is closely working with the third party vendor to investigate the cause of this incident".
The Globe Shop went back online at noon.
Malaysian websites hit
In apparent retaliation for the incident, pro-Philippine hackers defaced several Malaysian websites.
In a Facebook post, "Pinoy Vendetta ~hitman" and "Shadow_Haxor" claimed responsibility for attacking the following sites:
- www.smksapg.edu.my
- www.jitsin-ind.edu.my
- www.diyseo.com.my/Database
- www.acm-motorsport.com.my
- www.vivahomes.my
- www.jitsin-ind.edu.my
- www.apchand.com.my
- www.fcp.com.my
- www.happymovers.com.my
- www.megatech2u.com
- www.zhangvillage.com
- www.jsce.com.my/AdminHeader.asp
- www.1264u.com
- www.jatiberingin.com.my
- www.pergolahotel.com.my
- www.pointofsales.my
The hackers warned Malaysia to "Stop attacking our cyber space! Or else we will attack your cyber world!"
Some of the defaced websites bore the logo of a supposed Philippine offshoot of International hacktivist group Anonymous.
An 'Indonesian female hacker'?
However, as of 4:00 p.m., some of the defaced sites in the list did not appear to be the work of Philippine-based hackers. At least two sites bore a message indicating that the defacement was the work of an "Indonesian female hacker."
Bloody dispute
The territorial issue over Sabah gained national attention anew after the three-week standoff in Sabah last month by followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III.
The standoff resulted in a bloody shootout between the Filipinos and Malaysian security forces last friday.
Malaysia has adopted an all-out stance against the Filipinos, even as President Benigno Aquino III called on Kiram's followers in Sabah to surrender without conditions.
But Kiram's followers rejected the call, saying they chose "honor over life."-GMA News (March 03, 2013 4:05PM)
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