The Niger-Delta Development Commission, had its website hacked on the 24th by a group of hackers who call themselves ‘NaijaCyberHactivists’. They say, they’re not pleased on the Federal Government’s decision to spend 1Billion Naira on the presidential inauguration on May 29th. In a 9-paragraph article they threatened to attack financial institutions as well as other government websites.
The website went offline for a while on the evening of the 24th and is now back online. They have also given the government an ultimatum of Saturday May 28th.
This is what the NDDC site looked like on the day of the hack
View a log of the hack on paste bin
Here’s the letter they posted on the site on the hack day
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WE WILL
1.) Launch an attack against ALL financial institutions
2.) Launch an attack against the epayment bodies in the country
3.) Take down the Networks
4.) Cripple the telecommunication companies
5.) Take down all government sites.
We are not bluffing. .We are watching with interest and we give you till saturday to meet our TERMS.
“In source code we trust
We fighting for a cause
To make them account for all OUR money in their purse
MISSION: Hand over the whip to the horse”.
I’ve been expecting this to happen for a while now. As our nation continues to grow in technology, coders and hackers will want to test their knowledge and skills. They’ll hack into financial instituions, government agencies and what not to show their prowess and prove points.What do you think? Are the hackers vindicated? Do they have the right to continue hacking such websites and other sensitive websites? Leave a comment below!
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Tags : Cyber Crime, Hacking, NDDC, nigeria
