Hackers shut down Colombian president’s website

The website of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was down for three hours on Friday due to attacks on the website by hackers, the website said after being available to the public again.

“Since 2:00 in the afternoon the entity’s website has been subject to constant cyber attacks, which made it difficult for the users to access information,” a press released published on Santos’ website said.

“The President of the Republic asked the competent authorities for an investgation so that those responsible for these acts can be found and punished,” the press release continued.

According to Caracol Radio, rumors circulated among hackers that there was a plan to carry out a denial-of-service attack.

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