Singapore Prime Minister's Office Data Breach (2013)

Singapore Prime Minister's Office website hacked by Anonymous. "It's great to be Singaporean today," read a mocking headline in a section of www.pmo.gov.sg next to the group's trademark Guy Fawkes mask, a symbol of anti-establishment defiance worldwide. The hacker also warned of further attacks on the tightly governed island's technological infrastructure if demands for greater Internet freedom were not met. Singapore strictly regulates the traditional media. Its new Internet rules have sparked anger in the blogging and social media community, which says the rules are designed to muzzle free expression. Authorities insist the new licensing rules do not impinge on Internet freedom.