http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/teen-hacker-hits-five-omani-government-websites-1.1306001
Staff Report
Gulf News
March 19, 2014
Muscat: Five Oman government websites, including the Telecommunications
Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the General Directorate of Traffic, were
hacked on Tuesday evening.
Local media reported that the hacker was a 14-year-old who calls himself
Dr DarknesS. He said he hacked the TRA website to express his displeasure
over the poor services provided by telecom companies, according to Shabiba
daily newspaper.
The teenager said that one has to shell out a large amount of money when
signing up for any telecom subscription but the service provided is below
par.
"Hacking is the only way to register one’s protest," the hacker said. The
quality of Internet services in Oman is poor compared to other GCC
countries, he said, adding that in neighbouring countries people have a
wide choice because there are a large number of operators but here due to
the monopoly the quality is very poor.
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