KUALA LUMPUR: CyberSecurity Malaysia has confirmed that a group of
hackers, believed to be from Indonesia, have defaced more than 30 Malaysian
websites following the recent flag misprint in the Kuala Lumpur Sea Games’
official souvenir booklet.
hackers, believed to be from Indonesia, have defaced more than 30 Malaysian
websites following the recent flag misprint in the Kuala Lumpur Sea Games’
official souvenir booklet.
The group left a message: “Bendera Negaraku Bukanlah Mainan” (My
national flag is not a plaything) on the sites that included seriputeri.edu.my
and innercircle.my.
national flag is not a plaything) on the sites that included seriputeri.edu.my
and innercircle.my.
Its chief executive officer Datuk Dr Amiruddin Abdul Wahab said as of
3.40pm, 33 sites had been defaced.
3.40pm, 33 sites had been defaced.
“CyberSecurity Malaysia has been receiving notification on cases
targeting Malaysian websites, confidential information being leaked and
possible Distributed Denial of Services (DDOS) attacks.
targeting Malaysian websites, confidential information being leaked and
possible Distributed Denial of Services (DDOS) attacks.
“The incident is real and we are currently investigating, monitoring and
working closely with other agencies to address this,” he said in a statement
today.
working closely with other agencies to address this,” he said in a statement
today.
Amiruddin said as a preventive measure, the agency has released an alert
to advise system administrators to take the necessary step to secure their
systems against unwanted incidents as well as from other security threats.
to advise system administrators to take the necessary step to secure their
systems against unwanted incidents as well as from other security threats.
CyberSecurity Malaysia has released several alerts and advisories on the
latest threats and vulnerabilities.
latest threats and vulnerabilities.
“Organisations are recommended to apply defensive strategy to protect
their network. Make sure that systems, applications and third party add-ons are
updated with the latest upgrades and security patches.
their network. Make sure that systems, applications and third party add-ons are
updated with the latest upgrades and security patches.
“If you’re running on older versions of operating systems or software,
kindly ensure that they are upgraded to the latest versions – older versions
may have some vulnerability that can be manipulated by intruders,” he said.
kindly ensure that they are upgraded to the latest versions – older versions
may have some vulnerability that can be manipulated by intruders,” he said.
The Alerts and Advisories are available at:
https://www.mycert.org.my/en/services/advisories/mycert/2017/main/index….
https://www.mycert.org.my/en/services/advisories/mycert/2017/main/index….
Members of the public can file report over the incident at Cyber999.
They can e-mail to cyber999@cybersecurit.my or mycert@mycert.org.my;
call 1-300-88-2299 and +6019- 266 5850 (24-hour service); fax to +603-8945 3442
or SMS to 15888.
call 1-300-88-2299 and +6019- 266 5850 (24-hour service); fax to +603-8945 3442
or SMS to 15888.
AFP earlier reported that a group of hackers, calling themselves the
ExtremeCrew had ratcheted up the neighbourly tiff by defacing Malaysian
websites.
ExtremeCrew had ratcheted up the neighbourly tiff by defacing Malaysian
websites.
Indonesian national police spokesman Martinus Sitompul was quoted as
saying that it was unclear the perpetrators were Indonesian.
saying that it was unclear the perpetrators were Indonesian.
“If they need our assistance of course we are ready to help but it’s
still not confirmed these hackers are even Indonesians,” he told AFP. – New Straits Times
still not confirmed these hackers are even Indonesians,” he told AFP. – New Straits Times
