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Rio de Janeiro, June 25 (IANS) Two Brazilian government websites were hacked Friday in a string of internet invasions that was launched by various groups in January, a statement said.

The websites of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and the cultural ministry became the latest victims, Xinhua reported.

The statistics agency’s homepage was replaced by an image file and a warning that this month Brazil would be the target of the worst hacker attacks in its history.

A group that called itself “Fireh4ck3r” claimed the attacks were a protest by a “nationalist group” to make Brazil a “better country”.

In an official statement, the statistics agency assured that its database was not affected, though it was taken offline for a full analysis of the attack.

The hacking started last week, when a group that called itself “Fatal Error Crew” broke into the Brazilian Army website and leaked personal data of over 1,000 troops.

The group had also attacked the president’s website in January.

Hackers from the “LulzSecBrasil” group targeted the president’s site again Wednesday, as well as a portal providing general information on Brazil and the Federal Revenue Secretariat page.

The website of state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras was also invaded on the same day, with LulzSecBrazil claiming responsibility for the attack.

Hackers Thursday attacked the sport ministry page. They claimed to have obtained information regarding fraud in the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.