Funnies Flashback

WE’VE trawled through the TD Window Seat archives to give you blast from the past. Here’s some gems from 05 Oct 2012:

IF YOU’VE been wondering why the Tourism Industry Council of New South Wales’ website and the NSW Tourism Awards site had disappeared in recent days, they were hijacked by The Joker.

Not just any Joker, but by Batman’s arch-nemises himself. As part of his latest evil plot, the super-villain hacked into the sites, adding a photo of himself, a Guy Fawkes mask and a symbol from last year’s Occupy Wall Street Movements.

TICNSW however had the last laugh, with considerable coverage of the plot provided in The Australian, giving the sites worldwide exposure and a spike in web traffic and visits.

It was unknown if Batman himself foiled the plot, but the sites have since been cleaned up and returned to normal.

Council GM Andrew Jefferies turned the tables on the hackers, thanking them for giving the state of NSW a considerable amount of free publicity.