Lovelorn man hacks Thai gov website

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A Indonesian hacker broke into an official website of the Thai governement and left love notes for his girlfriend over the weekend.

The hacker, known by the pseudonym "AriP_ReCA", left a message on the Thai Cabinet Secretariat's website, a source of information on Thai government policy where he also thanked fellow hackers, according to media reports.


"DeFace by AriP_ReCA, InDoneSian NeWbie TouCh YouR SySTeM, Dedicated to My Girl Friend Ermi, I LOVE YOU," the touching message said.

"I don't know why he hacked into the website," Cabinet secretary-general Borwornsak Uwanno told Thai daily The Nation. "It contained nothing classified or related to national security."

Thailand is currently considering legislation that would make hacking into websites illegal.

Thai Cabinet Secretariat's website

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