Hackers target freedom of information site

The Government has been forced to update its freedom of information website after a security breach.

The www.foi.gov.ie website was hacked last Tuesday, displaying the messages ‘Hacked by HolaKo’ and ‘We are the best of the rest. Free Palestine #SaveGaza’ on a white background.

The Department of Public Expenditure, which has responsibility for the site, said it took down the site after the hack in order to rectify the problem “as a matter of urgency”.