Hackers attacked Myanmar government websites today in protest of a military coup. The government has also stepped up its efforts to block the Internet and deploy troops to try to stop opposition activities across the country.
The government’s website was attacked by hackers today to protest the military coup. (Graphic / Pixabay)
The day before the hackers attacked the Internet, tens of thousands of people across Myanmar gathered to protest the military’s overthrow of the civilian government led by Ung San Suu Kyi earlier this month.
The group called “Burma Hackers” hacked websites including those of the Central Bank, the Burmese military’s propaganda page, Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV), the Port Authority and the Food and Drug Administration. The group hacked websites including the Central Bank, the Myanmar military’s publicity page, MRTV, Port Authority and Food and Drug Administration.
“We are fighting for justice in Burma,” the Burmese hacker said on the Facebook page. “It’s like people protesting in front of government websites.”
Matthew Warren, a cyber security expert at Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), said it could be for propaganda purposes.
For the second day in a row, Yangon motorists blocked the road with their vehicles, lifting their hoods and pretending to have vehicle breakdowns to stop security forces moving around Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon.
Buses and cars parked around a bridge in North Dagon district could be seen in a live broadcast this morning as protesters chanted, “Don’t go to the office, leave it. Join the civil disobedience movement.”
Monks in orange monk robes held signs reading, “We need the U.S. military to save us from this situation.” Dozens of police officers patrolled near the Myaynigone intersection, driving people to block the road.
One street vendor said the traffic jam was a bit inconvenient, but she supported the movement. “I walked for about 40 minutes yesterday afternoon to catch a bus because cars were blocking my way Home,” she told AFP.
Two sources told AFP that tensions in Myanmar’s second-largest city of Wa (Mandalay) rose sharply overnight as military police removed protesters who blocked the railroad.
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