PM Scott Morrison’s website was ‘hacked’ last night

At 17:20pm last night, a Melbourne man named Jack Genesin posted this to Facebook;

The new look website simply showed the above picture of our current PM, with a button in the top right corner that played the song ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know’ by the band Lustra.

Headlines today are claiming that the website was ‘hacked’, but as Jack said in his post, Scomo simply forgot to renew his domain (scottmorrison.com.au) before it expired – all Jack had to do was come in and buy it up! Which he managed to do for $50… brilliant…

It’s currently down either due to the enormous amount of traffic the site is receiving or Scomo having already claimed/bought it back off him.

While we don’t condone what Jack’s done, he’s being a good sport. This could have been significantly more malicious or crude, seeing as though he had complete control over the domain.

Mr Genesin works as an SEO Specialist with the company ‘Digital Eagles’ and clearly spends a lot of time with websites, domains and search engines.

UPDATE: Jack Genesin has since written about his experience in what was a very interesting 48-hour time period. You can read about it here.

Recent Posts

  • Tech

REVIEW: The Laser 15.6″ Portable Touchscreen Monitor – Outstanding value

I’ve always been a desktop kinda guy. Multiple monitors to display my work so I…

8 hours ago
  • Tech

Tineco FLOOR ONE Switch S7 Stretch Review: The Ultimate 5-in-1 Wet & Dry Cleaning Evolution

Tineco, the global leader in household wet and dry cleaners has begun branching out into…

13 hours ago
  • Tech

Review: Logitech G512 X 98 TMR Gaming keyboard — customise to your liking and improve your gaming

Mechanical switch keyboards have been the staple of serious gamers for a long time but…

15 hours ago
  • Motoring

The Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars podcast : Episode # 123 – Polestar Boss on sales and the future

Polestar Australia Managing Director Scott Maynard joins the two blokes to talk about the brand's…

15 hours ago
  • Lifestyle

I tried Apple TV’s F1 coverage, and Aussie fans deserve better than Foxtel

Three years ago, Max Verstappen was dominating Formula One, and Foxtel had announced they were…

17 hours ago
  • Lifestyle

Buffer Days – Aussies are experts for tips to ease post-holiday blues

In a recent survey conducted on behalf of Insure&Go it seems Aussies know a few…

2 days ago