A ‘member of the “Anonymous” hacking group wearing the group’s signature mask. Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images
A hacker has claimed responsibility for attack on Environmental Affairs website
Another government website was down as a result of apparent hacking.
A ‘member of the “Anonymous” hacking group wearing the group’s signature mask. Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Another government department’s website fell victim to hacking this week. This time it was the Department of Environment Affairs, whose site was inaccessible to visitors on Tuesday.
The same had occurred to the Presidency website on two occasions in the last two months; the latest happened on Saturday, 14 July when hackers displayed a note calling themselves “Black Team” and proclaiming;
“Sahara is Moroccan. And Morocco is ur Lord!”
Hacker claims responsibility for Environmental Affairs cyber attack
This time around, it was Environmental Affairs’ turn and the same hacker who claimed responsibility for the earlier cyber attack at the Presidency once again revealed themselves as the perpetrator for the latest attack.
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Twitter user, @Virusec took to the platform on Tuesday with a screenshot of the site’s homepage display, Tweeting;
“Department of environmental affairs. You are destroying the future of these animals.”
https://t.co/IyS7aoPeS6 #offline
Department of environmental affairs.
You are destroying the future of these animals.@environmentza#OpFunKill #Africa pic.twitter.com/Lm9y9ZHnOk— paladin (@VirusSec) July 24, 2018
However, according to News24, Environmental Affairs did not attribute their website issues to hacking.
“I am not aware of any hacking,” department spokesperson, Albi Modise is quoted by the publication.
SA government departments targeted by same hacker
Earlier in the month, the very same hacker took responsibility for hacking the Presidency website, posting a cryptic message on Twitter.
The masked figure seems to have targeted South Africa’s government departments as Home Affairs recently also fell victim to an apparent cyber attack.
“Greed has taken over the African presidency long ago.”
https://t.co/OkvbtyoSps #offline
Greed has taken over the African presidency long ago.#OpFunKill pic.twitter.com/q7M0bHMcP6— paladin (@VirusSec) July 19, 2018
https://t.co/vdCD9eclXw
Department of home affairs having loading issues..@HomeAffairsSA#OpFunKill #Africa pic.twitter.com/a9Mc8wNNLx— paladin (@VirusSec) July 22, 2018
