Sky News, 1 Nov 2013
Activist group Anonymous has hacked a Singapore newspaper website over internet freedom in the city-state, where government agencies are now reportedly on alert for wider cyber attacks.
The attack on the Straits Times followed a post on YouTube on Thursday in which a person claiming to speak for Anonymous warned the group would cause Singapore to suffer financial losses from 'aggressive cyber intrusion'
Reacting to the YouTube clip, Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority said: 'We are aware of the video, and the police are investigating into the matter.'
The Straits Times, meanwhile, said it had learned government agencies had been put on alert in Singapore following the initial threat on Thursday. Full story