Hackers, presumably directed by the Chinese government, have attacked the Web site of Vietnam’s two biggest airports and its national airline, Vietnam Airlines, with pro-Chinese messages about China’s attempts to take control of most of the South China Sea. The attacks come after a ruling by an international tribunal earlier in July in the Hague that China’s claims are almost entirely spurious.
Vietnamese state media said the hackers criticized the Philippines and Vietnam and their comparatively modest claims in the South China Sea.
Vietnamese officials said the hackers directed browsers to what Vietnam Airlines called “bad Web sites overseas”.
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