2013 Singapore cyberattacks

2013 Singapore cyberattacks

The hacked version of Irene Tham's The Straits Times blog, one of many websites affected by the cyberattacks.
Date	October to November 2013
Location	Singapore
Cause	Denial-of-service attack DNS spoofing Website defacement
Motive	Introduction of internet censorship laws in Singapore
Target	Main target: Government of Singapore Other targets: PAP Community Foundation Ang Mo Kio Town Council The Straits Times Various high-profile Facebook and Twitter accounts Various other websites
Outcome	Multiple websites affected, most of which were vandalised by the attackers. Main perpetrator arrested in Malaysia and extradited to Singapore on November 2013.
Arrests	1
Suspects	James Raj s/o Arokiasamy
Sentence	Four years and eight months' imprisonment

The 2013 Singapore cyberattacks were a series of cyberattacks initiated by the hacktivist organisation Anonymous, conducted partly in response to web censorship regulations in Singapore. A member of Anonymous, known by the online handle "The Messiah", claimed responsibility for spearheading the attacks. On 12 November 2013, James Raj was charged in a Singapore court as the alleged "Messiah".^[1]