Argentinian hackers drew first blood in the latest Falklands stand-off tonight by plastering the country’s flag across the islands’ newspaper website.
The computer attack came as a British oil rig was set to begin searching for oil after arriving in the South Atlantic waters from Scotland.
The Argentine activists hacked into the English-language Penguin News to post a flag on the home page and an audio recording of the song ‘March of the Malvinas,’ Argentina’s name for the Falklands.
They also wrote ‘the islands are Argentine’ and claimed the move was a ‘tribute’ to the country’s soldiers who died during the Falklands War.
The hackers posted the Argentine flag on the website of the Falklands newspaper Penguin News
The material has now been removed.
The planned oil exploration has met with outrage from the Argentine government, which fears it is being cut out of a share of any potential revenues.
Buenos Aires has threatened to ban British companies with any links with the oil venture from the mainland and has insisted that all ships travelling between Argentina and the Falklands must seek permission.
SOURCE: Mail Online
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