Thursday #sgroundup: Istana website hacker fined S$8,000 for unauthorised access to server

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Istana website hacker fined S$8,000 for unauthorised access to server
Businessman Delson Moo arrives in court for alleged hacking of Istana site. He was arrested on Thursday. (Yahoo … 
The man behind the defacement of the Istana website at the height of Singapore's "Anonymous" crisis was on Thursday fined S$8,000 for his act.

Businessman Delson Moo, 43, was charged in late November for carrying out a cross-site scripting attack on the Google search function of the website for the Singapore President's office. With the script, he was able to input text and images that would display from a use of the site's search function.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/body-found-south-korean-ferry-disaster-084652205.html

Singapore reveals quirky consular requests
 File photo of police standing guard in front of the Singapore embassy in Jakarta
Singapore on Thursday urged its globetrotting citizens to avoid misusing consular services abroad, revealing "odd requests" including one man who demanded help to get a refund for bad sex.

Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam said the number of overseas trips made by Singaporeans had surged to seven million in 2013, compared to 3.6 million a decade ago.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-reveals-quirky-consular-requests-074138810.html

Malaysia autopsy to find if body is missing Briton
 Malaysia's Fire and Rescue Team carry an unidentified body found near the Mentawak river during the search …
Malaysian authorities were to perform an autopsy Thursday on a body found on a resort island to determine if it is a British tourist who went missing nine days ago.

Gareth David Huntley, 34, failed to return from a jungle trek on Tioman Island off the east coast of Malaysia on May 27, leading to a manhunt and rising concern in Britain, including from Prime Minister David Cameron.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-autopsy-body-missing-briton-052621848.html

Alibaba buys half stake in China's top football club
 China's Guangzhou Evergrande players celebrate after winning the final match of the AFC Champions' League …
E-commerce giant Alibaba will pay over S$239 million (US$190 million) for a 50 per cent stake in China's top football club, the company said Thursday, in a frenzy of deal-making before it goes public.

Alibaba will pay S$240 million (US$192 million) for the stake in Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande, according to a statement.
https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/alibaba-buys-half-stake-chinas-top-football-club-060602993--spt.html

New body found after South Korean ferry disaster
 (Arquivo) A embarcação Sewol afundou em 16 de abril, uma tragédia que matou 300 pessoas
An additional victim from the doomed South Korea ferry was retrieved Thursday from the water, raising the death toll to 289, officials said.

It was the first body recovered since May 21. Heavy objects like desks and cabinets have made it difficult for divers to navigate through unsearched parts of the ferry that sank on April 16.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/body-found-south-korean-ferry-disaster-084652205.html
 

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