SINGAPORE A Singapore Internet search engine was crippled by hackers who defaced the homepage with a picture of Adolf Hitler reviewing troops, a news report said Tuesday.
The cyber-vandals calling themselves "Hackweiser" scrawled "Global Domination" and "Welcome to America" on the Website along with a rambling message about the loss of privacy, the Straits Times said.
"That's Why Hackweiser Is Here," the message proclaimed. "It's Time to Fight Back." the hackers identified themselves as "Bighawk" and "Phelon".
The free Website goldenvillage.com bills itself as "the ultimate search engine in Singapore".
Leo Kar Leong, the chief executive of the search engine owned by Thru Eyes Web design studio, said police were contacted and the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team was investigating.
The company is a postcard advertising firm with a Web-design arm.
Leo discovered the cyber graffiti on Friday. He said the site was still crippled but was expected to be restored later this week. The hackers targeted only the homepage. Leo said no confidential data was at risk.
(DPA)