Indonesians attack Malaysian websites, burn Malaysian flags
(World Futures Online) – Video: Burning Malaysian Flag? – A video from a local TV station in Indonesia showing a crowd burning a paper made Malaysian flag. The reason was not given but the action is surely going to stir more anger between the two nations.
Additional Read: An earlier Cyber war on Manohara
It appears that the attacks sparked against Malaysian websites during the Manohara affair (see more here: Manohara Files) is continuing. A new series of attacks has sparked outcry by Malaysian website owners, particularly official websites and at times websites belonging to private enterprises.
An article in The Jakarta Globe today details the recent attacks, stating that it had to do with the fresh spark of fury between the two nations over a series of unfortunate events! The article is below:
A ring of Indonesian hackers on Monday claimed to have attacked scores of Malaysian Web sites, one more in a series of flashpoints threatening tenuous ties between neighbors.
The two countries have been embroiled in a string of spats over alleged misappropriation of cultural icons, reports of migrant worker abuse and territorial disputes.
A statement posted on a blog titled “Terselubung” says that a number of Malaysian Web sites had been hacked and defaced to “celebrate” Malaysia’s Independence Day, which was celebrated on Monday.
“Today, Aug. 31, 2009, an uncreative country, a country who likes to steal Indonesian culture, a country whose citizen is the mastermind of bombings in Indonesia, a country who has tortured many of our sisters — the migrant workers who worked there, a country who abused our national anthem, a country who harassed Indonesia on the Internet, a country that has stolen Sipadan and Ligitan islands, a country which has trespassed our water illegally, a country which received their independence from Britain, is celebrating its anniversary,” the Web site statement read.
