PA association website down, hacked

• yenwei yow

  3 Dec 12, 13:16

  1.16PM: Affected websites still unavaliable.

• SJS6638

  3 Dec 12, 13:21

  Are there some secrets of the govt there that the hackers are interested, I just wonder!

• FireIce

  3 Dec 12, 13:37

  they want to attend CC classes for fwee lah.

• troublemaker2005

  3 Dec 12, 14:39

  must be cheena hack 1. they very good at hacking. gifted, inborned!

• yenwei yow

  3 Dec 12, 23:58

  " Hacks on Web sites operated by Singapore's government agencies or statutory bodies are rare, with the last such incident reported in 1999. "  - Lianhe Zaobao.

• FireIce

  4 Dec 12, 00:06

  omg! catastrophe!

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 00:38

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  they want to attend CC classes for fwee lah.

  They expertly hack into the website so that they can attend Excel for beginners course.

• yenwei yow

  4 Dec 12, 00:42

  3 December 2012, 6.04 PM (Mon)

  "Dear friends,
  
  Since the intrusion on the PA website was discovered yesterday, we have completed the first round of checks. However, we are running additional checks through all our affiliated sites and tightening security before we progressively restore the websites.
  
  We apologise for any inconvenience that this intrusion may have caused you. If you wish to browse and book courses and facilities, please visit www.one.pa.gov.sg. You can also use our mobile portal at www.ourcommunity.sg or iPhone app available at the iTunes store.
  
  Thank you once again for your patience and understanding." - PA FB status
  

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 01:34

  ah yow from PA?

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  4 Dec 12, 08:53

  Yam ah Yam~

  

   

  They must have wanted to find out which dancing course is he in...

• yenwei yow

  4 Dec 12, 14:39

  Originally posted by charlize:

  ah yow from PA?

  No la!

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 14:42

  Originally posted by yenwei yow:

  No la!

  Then how come you check out their website so many times ?

   

  I would agree if it was an online clothing store or even a Bieber website, but a PA website?

• yenwei yow

  4 Dec 12, 14:42

  2.40PM: Affected websites still down with the message displayed on all the affected websites:

  " Thank you for visiting the People's Association website. Our site is down and we are working on restoring it as soon as possible.

  For status updates, please visit us on Facebook

  For information about our courses, activities and facilities, please visit us at www.one.pa.gov.sg

  For mobile users, please visit our mobile portal at www.ourcommunity.sg "
  

• FireIce

  4 Dec 12, 14:42

  more ppl would sign up to get to know the meimei in front

• yenwei yow

  4 Dec 12, 14:44

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Then how come you check out their website so many times ?

   

  I would agree if it was an online clothing store or even a Bieber website, but a PA website?

  Just to keep updated until the websites have been restored.

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 14:46

  Originally posted by yenwei yow:

  Just to keep updated until the websites have been restored.

  I am not here to judge.

   

  Really.

• SJS6638

  4 Dec 12, 14:47

  Originally posted by yenwei yow:

  Just to keep updated until the websites have been restored.

  Thank you.   It is ok if it is back to norm or not,  I dun surf that web.

• Summer hill

  4 Dec 12, 15:19

  Me and TS can start a club. Called "born 1998" I will create a forum shortly 

• yenwei yow

  4 Dec 12, 20:38

  8.37PM: PA, CDC and PA-related websites have been restored.

• FireIce

  4 Dec 12, 20:46

  so do we cheers now?

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 21:53

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  Me and TS can start a club. Called "born 1998" I will create a forum shortly 

   

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 21:54

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  so do we cheers now?

  You can sign up to know the meimei in front now.

• laurence82

  4 Dec 12, 21:56

  blame who?

• FireIce

  4 Dec 12, 22:00

  i want to lance with yam ah mee.

• charlize

  4 Dec 12, 22:07

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i want to lance with yam ah mee.

  lance?

   

   

   

   

  Oh dance...