A leading Chinese university has had its website hacked by supporters of Islamic State, according to reports.
Tsinghua University¡¯s website displayed an image of IS fighters riding horses and audio in support of holy war, according to the South China Morning Post.
Underneath the image was a message that said: ¡°Everything is OK in the end. If it¡¯s not OK, then it¡¯s not the end¡±, signed by ¡°Islamic State Hacker¡±.
According to the SCMP, a member of staff at the university¡¯s computer management centre confirmed that the hacking had taken place.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ
However, the university¡¯s home page and other parts of its website were unaffected.
Citing Chinese newspaper the Legal Evening News, the SCMP reported that a technician at the university said it was unlikely that the hackers had broken Tsinghua¡¯s firewall.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ
Instead, the website might have used a weak password allowing the hackers in, it said.
, IS executed a Chinese hostage in Syria, triggering a promise from Beijing that it would hold the killers accountable.
This is not the first time Tsinghua has been embarrassed by a hack of its website. In 2008, its website carried a spoof interview with president Binglin Gu, saying that the Chinese university system was ¡°pouring shit into the students¡¯ minds¡±.
In what was seen as a protest by hackers against turgid higher education in China, the interview went on to lambast ¡°serious academic corruption, dry and irrelevant to society curriculum, and rote memorisation teaching methods¡±.?
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ
Register to continue
Why register?
- Registration is free and only takes a moment
- Once registered, you can read 3 articles a month
- Sign up for our newsletter
Subscribe
Or subscribe for unlimited access to:
- Unlimited access to news, views, insights & reviews
- Digital editions
- Digital access to °Õ±á·¡¡¯²õ university and college rankings analysis
Already registered or a current subscriber? Login