Colombo: A 17-year-old student was arrested for allegedly hacking President Maithripala Sirisena&rsquo;s official website last week, calling for postponement of A-level examinations. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested the boy, a resident of Kandy, the Colombo Page reported. President&rsquo;s media division gathered the information on the cyber-attack and reported it to the CID.
<img title="Maithripala Sirisena" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Maithripala-Sirisena.jpg" alt="Maithripala Sirisena" />Maithripala Sirisena
The student woes The authorities are now conducting further investigations to arrest a Bangladeshi national also allegedly involved in the incident. President Sirisena&rsquo;s website was hacked twice last week on August 25 and 26. A group called Sri Lankan Youth claimed responsibility. A message was posted in Sinhala on the site saying that the group was displeased and demanded postponing the ongoing GCE Advanced Level examinations.
&ldquo;Take care of the security of Sri Lankan websites. Or else, we will have to face a cyber war. If you cannot control the situation hold a Presidential Election. Stop the Prime Minister&rsquo;s irresponsible work. Look more into the problems of the university students,&rdquo; the media reported, quoting the message. However, the website was restored later on Monday.

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The attack was carried out as a call to draw attention to the varsity students&rsquo; problems

Teen held for hacking Sri Lankan President's website to postpone exams

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