CMR parliament website allegedly hacked by vengeful gay

Cameroon parliament website has been hacked with pro-gay message which reads:-

'Stop persecuting homosexuals'

The old website of the Cameroonian National Assembly was hacked in protest of the country's persecution of gay people.

The hack was performed by the collective Wholeop Crew which was discovered on Monday afternoon. The site has since been deactivated.

The assembly still refuses to believe in the 'conspiracy theory' even though screenshots have been posted online and an assembly computer scientist has confirmed the hack.

The message on the site's homepage said: 'Hacked, quite simply. 'WebSite defaced 'I've no limit 'I have gained full access to your server. 'I got all your data. 'Stop the persecution of homosexual people 'Template WholeOp Crew 'THE END'

The names, email addresses and login details of three MPs were also written below. The website was abandoned a year ago and redirected to the new platform, which is less known.

An assembly cadre told Agence Ecofin, 'The damage has been done.' 'It was still public web address of the National Assembly, an institution of the Republic'.

It is not the first time a Cameroonian institutional website has been hacked. Most are vulnerable to attack because they were designed with old versions of Joomla.

Cameroon punishes gay sex with up to five years in jail and a fine, and according to human rights groups, Cameroon arrests more gay people than any other country. Even drinking Baileys Irish Cream in the country could land you in jail for gay sex.