James Raj Arokiasamy, a convicted hacker also known as "The Messiah", has made fresh claims 10 years on that he had also hacked into the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) systems on top of multiple government and organisation websites back in 2013.

However, MINDEF refuted the claim via an Instagram post on Sep. 11, 2023, stating that it was untrue and that their systems were "neither hacked nor compromised as claimed".

"MINDEF will continue to stay vigilant and maintain a stringent and proactive approach in detecting and defending against potential cyber threats," the post added.

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What hacker did as previously reported

James was jailed for four years and eight months in 2015 after pleading guilty to 39 computer misuse offences and one count of drug consumption.

Over 100 other charges were taken into consideration.

He performed seven high-profile cyberattacks on at least seven organisations between March and November 2013.

Media reports of the court proceedings stated that he defaced the People's Action Party Community Foundation (PCF) website, illegally accessed and modified Ang Mo Kio Town Council's website, The Straits Times blogs, a fan site for Sun Ho, and Fuji Xerox.

What he claimed he did but not reported

James made the latest claims during a podcast by Plan B on Sep. 6.

He later cut a portion of the video with the claims and uploaded it on his personal TikTok.

In the podcast, James said, "I hacked into MINDEF, I hacked into a lot of government sectors, but it was embarrassing for them, so they kinda covered a lot of it, and they said, 'Let me make you a deal here if you take this, we will drop charges'."

One of the hosts asked in response: "Do we have to bleep this sh*t out?"

James replied: "But you don't actually have to. I have the paperwork to show you."

This was followed by a burst of laughter from the hosts.

He further claimed that there were actual papers he had to sign.

A host asked: "Are these confidential?"

"No," James answered.

Claims podcast censored him

In the TikTok video, the conversation went about a bit differently.

After a host asked if they had to "bleep this sh*t out", James said, "Don't worry, you can print this because they cannot charge me for it. Because it could be like I'm lying."

James added in the video's caption that as much as he had "great fun" during the interview, he was "not very pleased with the way (Plan B) handled certain things".

He said Plan B stated in their video profile, "So like, just to cover our ass, Plan B does not make any claims as to the veracity of the stories told."

"Which kinda made me seem like an over-exaggerating scum," James said.

@jamesmessiah As much as I had great fun being interviewed by cool guy, I am not very pleased with the way they handled certain things. I understand not everyone is a rebel but I came from different world. In their video pr""ofile they stated this "So like, just to cover our ass, Plan B does not make any claims as to the veracity of the stories told" Which kinda made me seem like an over exaggerating scum. The stipulation for agreeing to do this podcast was to have my YouTube channel advertised in return. But that didn't seem to work out. I kinda feel that they had no concern to help one and their main concern was to cover their own asses against legal issues and get their viewers. That's all cool!!! But guys you wanna see some real rebel gangster podcast, go to YouTube and search "TheMessiahShow" , the law means nothing to us asong we stand up for what is right. We are legion. #planb #podcast #singaporepodcast #hacker #hackersg #singapore #singaporetiktok #themessiah #jamesmessiah #jamesmessiahraj #disappoimtedsmd ♬ original sound - JamesMessiah

Other claims he made in the podcast

James made other claims in the podcast, including how he had acquired City Harvest Church's tax documents and handed them over to "the prosecution".

However, he claimed that the prosecution could not use them in court because they were acquired illegally.

Top image via TikTok