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26 May 2010
Alert
Newspaper website hacked
Incident details
Hacking
New Democrat, Internet/websiteThe homepage of the "New Democrat", http://www.newdemocratnews.com , according to the publishers, was replaced with a photograph and the message: "Can you feel it, your rage feeds our power."
Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) correspondent reported that readers from Europe and America alerted the newspaper through telephone calls.
The "New Democrat", according to the correspondent, is noted for writing critical stories on corruption in government and was recently ordered to pay US$900,000 by a court as damages for defaming the reputation of the Consolidated Group Incorporated, a pay-per-view provider in Liberia.
The management of the newspaper has described the hackers as "cowardly mischief makers", who they believe have the backing of a higher authority.
The website has since resumed operations.
Source:
Media Foundation for West Africa
PO Box LG 730
30 Duade Street, Kokomlemle
Legon, Accra
Ghana
alerts (@) mediafound.org
Phone: +233 302 242470
Fax: +233 302 221084
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