Bahrain government website hacked

Manama, February 15, 2012

An official government website, bahrain.bh, was hacked by an infamous hacker group called Anonymous yesterday (February 14).

The group also targeted the website of combinedsystems.com, which belongs to the US producer of tear gas reportedly used in Bahrain.

'We promised you a Valentine's Day to remember and told you that lulz were on their way,' posted Anonymous on its Twitter account yesterday. 'Stay tuned for more.'

Its post regarding the hacking of the Bahrain government site was seen on Twitter yesterday morning.

'TANGO DOWN: Bahrain govt's official website: bahrain.bh #Bahrain #Anonymous #Feb14 #HackVDay' said the post.

The Information Affairs Authority (IAA) and the eGovernment Authority were aware of the hacking, but the problem was solved quickly and the website was running as normal by yesterday afternoon, sources said. – TradeArabia News Service

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