Twice this month, critics of Shi Yongxin, the abbot of China's fabled Shaolin Temple, have hacked the temple's website. The critics accuse the abbot of running a commercial enterprise instead of a Buddhist temple.
Shaolin, first built in the 5th century CE, is thought to be the birthplace of Chinese Kung Fu as well as Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. The temple was sacked in the late 1960s during the Cultural Revolution, but martial arts clubs around the world donated money to bring it back to life. Critics complain today's Shaolin is more a commercial enterprise than a temple, and that the abbot is more interested in promoting tourism, books, films, television programs and affiliate "temples" than in spiritual practice.
My understanding is that the government of China effectively operates all monasteries and temples in China and Tibet. The monks and priests receive government "salaries," and the abbots of large and important temples are appointed by the government to run them. Their primary purpose (as far as Beijing is concerned) is to be commercial, and that is not just true of Shaolin but also for other historic temples in China and Tibet.
According to the Wall Street Journal, one hacker fabricated a letter in which abbot Shi Yongxin appeared to apologize for living a luxurious and corrupt life.
The Inernational Campaign for Tibet recently revealed that the offices of H.H.Dalai Lama were hacked, and the webcams were actually used to see what was going on in the office.