{"id":80853,"date":"2013-06-23T23:03:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T21:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=80853"},"modified":"2013-06-24T08:33:21","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T06:33:21","slug":"power-fm-website-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/80853-power-fm-website-hacked.html","title":{"rendered":"Power FM website hacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new <a title=\"Power FM\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/538523-Power-FM\">Power FM<\/a> website (<a title=\"Power FM\" href=\"http:\/\/powerfm.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/powerfm.co.za\/<\/a>), which uses WordPress as its content management system (CMS), has been defaced by a hacker calling himself \u201cblack real\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The security breach seems to have taken place on Sunday 23 June 2013, and by the time of publication the website had not been restored.<\/p>\n<p>Power FM, South Africa\u2019s latest commercial talk radio station, which broadcasts throughout Gauteng and surrounding areas, went live on 18 June 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Power FM is owned by media operating group MSG Afrika Media, a subsidiary of <a title=\"MSG Afrika Investment Holdings\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/538527-MSG-Afrika-Investment-Holdings\">MSG Afrika Investment Holdings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Power FM could not immediately reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> the website was restored early on Monday morning.\u00a0\u201cOur website has now been fixed, thank you for your patience,\u201d Power FM said on Twitter at around 07:30.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_80855\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Power-FM1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80855\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80855\" alt=\"Power FM website hacked\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Power-FM1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Power-FM1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Power-FM1-345x400.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-80855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Power FM website hacked<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Hat tip to SabreWolfy for posting the news<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More security articles<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"South African websites hit by hackers\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/80137-south-african-websites-hit-by-hackers.html\"><strong>South African websites hit by hackers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Car remote security concern\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/79657-car-remote-security-concern.html\"><strong>Car remote security concern<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a 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