Hackers attacked the website of the the Trinidad & Tobago Parliament over the weekend, apparently to make the point that the site is vulnerable. But all is well and the site is back to normal.
“What we are aware of is that our home page was replaced with another page and so persons visiting the site would not have been able to see our page. None of the data was affected, but we are doing the necessary security checks to ensure that when we put it back up we won’t have a repeat of that problem,” he told the Guardian media.
Elcock said it demonstrated the need for improved Internet security. “I think it’s someone externally who did this. It brought to our attention some vulnerabilities within the system...Our website has been here for 13 years and it’s the first time this has happened," he said.
He added: “It is a serious thing. We are going to make sure the necessary protocols are strengthened."
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| http://www.ttparliament.org/ |
The home page was replaced by another and the hackers posted a warning to the administrators: "Patch your website, keep it updated. Don’t worry all your files and your database are still here. This is a warning, what other hackers can do to your website."
Jason Elcock, Corporate communications manager, confirmed to local media that there was an online attack. He said information system technicians and the website’s service provider, FLOW, are trying to figure out how it was possible to infiltrate the site.
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| The hacked Parliament website |
“What we are aware of is that our home page was replaced with another page and so persons visiting the site would not have been able to see our page. None of the data was affected, but we are doing the necessary security checks to ensure that when we put it back up we won’t have a repeat of that problem,” he told the Guardian media.
Elcock said it demonstrated the need for improved Internet security. “I think it’s someone externally who did this. It brought to our attention some vulnerabilities within the system...Our website has been here for 13 years and it’s the first time this has happened," he said.
He added: “It is a serious thing. We are going to make sure the necessary protocols are strengthened."
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