Hackers attacked a major Philippine government website before dawn Sunday, defacing the site of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Visitors to the NDRRMC website were greeted with a black background and what appeared to be a map of the Persian Gulf.
"P E R S I A N G U L F 4 EVER," the message read. The window or tab's title was also altered to read "Hacked by Cocain TeaM."
Several lines under the message contained names while a line of text hinted at a need "For More Security."
There was no initial sign the attacker was Philippine-based, or allied with AntiSec, the hacktivist group that vowed to attack government and corporate sites.
The defaced site was still online as of 6 a.m. Sunday.
It was the first attack on a major Philippine government website since late July, when hacker group PrivateX attacked the websites of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI).
PrivateX had claimed responsibility for the attacks on the OVP and PNRI. In the PNRI attack, it even claimed support for President Benigno Aquino III and his State of the Nation Address at the time.
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