It was the fault of Google not PM Lee. I knew that the government does a very good job when it comes to security. They didn't earn the reputation of being the best government in the world by being sloppy in any area of governance.
However, they made the mistake of thinking that Google had thoroughly tested their code for possible security holes. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
In future, they shouldn't rely on Google. They should get the talented Indian FT IT specialists to write their own custom code.
IDA: Government websites faced attempted cyber attacks on day of planned protest
By Derrick Ho
An unusually high amount of traffic to many Government sites was observed on Nov 5 - the day which hacktivists called for Singaporeans to mount a virtual protest against new Internet regulations.
This was indicative of attempts to scan for vulnerabilities or potential of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) revealed in a press conference on Friday afternoon.
In view of the threats made last week, Government agencies were put on heightened vigilance after being warned of the possible Nov 5 attack. Despite this, two pages that allowed the public to search the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Istana websites were compromised and defaced late on Thursday at 11.17pm and early Friday at 12.20am respectively.
The IDA explained that this was done by targeting a vulnerability in the Google search bar within the sites. The IDA added that both the PMO and the Istana websites are still functioning, even as restoration of the affected pages are underway. The matter is also being investigated by the police, it added.