PM Hun Sen Condemns Fake News and Hackers
Phnom Penh (FN), Nov. 27 - Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed that Cambodian authorities are searching for hackers for Fresh News Facebook page.
"This morning, there was news posted on Fresh News Facebook page that I was murdered. It is not true. I would like to confirm that nothing happened to me. Now the police are looking for the hackers,” PM Hun Sen wrote on his Facebook Page today.
Cambodian Prime Minister also thanked his people for their support and love.
Fresh News, a leading news service in Cambodia, announced on Monday that its Facebook page was hacked, but was retrieved a few hours later.
The page was hacked on Monday morning. The hackers tried to falsify news that damages Fresh News' credibility and affects Cambodia's national security.
Fresh News agency called on authorities to help investigate and condemn those hackers.
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The Facebook pages of Fresh News and Fresh News TV were yesterday hacked by an unknown group who posted that Prime Minister Hun Sen had been murdered by one of his bodyguards.
The fake news item read: “Samdech Techo Hun Sen was murdered at 5am this morning. There was a fight within his bodyguard unit. Please wait for more.”
A few hours later, Fresh News posted a notice saying the pages were back under their control after being hacked in order to disrupt Cambodian national security.
Lim Cheavutha, executive director of Fresh News, said the source of the hacking was likely the US or Canada, adding that they gained access by hacking the Facebook accounts of several Fresh News staffers.
The website also filed a complaint to the Anti-Technology Crime Department of the Interior Ministry.
Prime Minister Hun Sen took to social media to address the hacking.
“This news of my murder is a lie, created with the purpose of spreading chaos,” he said.
“However, the competent authorities are searching for the culprits. I want to clarify that nothing has happened to me.”
National Police spokesman General Kirth Chantharith told local media the case is under investigation.
“Police officials are searching for those behind this, so we cannot comment it,” he said.
The Interior Ministry is seeking cooperation with foreign police departments to arrest the hackers, he added.
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