Rights group’s site hacked, shut downBy DIVINA NOVA JOY DELA CRUZhome/News/Top Stories/Rights group’s site hacked, shut downHuman rights group Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights said its website was subjected to a cyberattack that led to a shutdown from January 20 to February 15. As the signature of the attack was found identical to that of alternative online media groups Bulatlat, Altermidya and Pinoy Weekly earlier this year, Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay believed that it was aimed toward silencing the group’s online advocacy. Editors of 18-year-old news website Bulatlat have called the cyberattacks as a means to suppress its freedom of expression. “I think it’s a highly organized and well-funded attack,” Palabay said. |Palabay said that with the assistance of Qurium, the website was migrated to another host and restored.

Source: Manila Times February 18, 2019 16:18 UTC