Ministry of education reveals hacking of its website

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Education has revealed that a hacker breached its website on Wednesday. It will take “all possible legal action against all who are involved” in the hack. The statement reads: “The Ministry of Education would like to report that on Wednesday, an internet hacker had breached the education portal home page. The ministry would like to assure the public that the website is working normally, as it is dealing with the breach. “The ministry promises that it will work as fast as possible to handle the consequences of this impermissible act, and solve all that has been affected. The Ministry would also like to confirm that it will take all possible legal action against all who are involved in this assault in accordance with the Law for Combatting Cybercrime and the Electronic Transactions Law.” — ONA