Cybercriminal

By Pakac Luteb

Malaysia loves to be the tallest or biggest in something. Now Malaysia continues that practice by being one of the biggest cybercriminals.

Malaysia is launching denial of service (Dos/DDos) attacks on Malaysia Today. Those attacks overload the Malaysia Today site server denying access by legitimate visitors.

Denial of service attacks are a cybercrime. Such attacks in effect put a wall between a site and it's users.

Why are such attacks a cybercrime? For example, a company could attack the site of a competitor. That would in effect be like a business welding a shutter covering the door of his rival.

That would not be tolerated, for obvious reasons.

The Malaysian government is committing a cybercrime by blocking Malaysia Today. The Malaysian government is also once again demonstrating it's utter contempt for civil society and the law by engaging in cybercrime.

Whatever damage Malaysia Today inflicts on the Malaysian government, the Malaysian government is inflicting additional damage on itself by engaging in cybercrime. Malaysia Today is merely exposing wrongdoings of the Malaysian government.

The Malaysian government can stop Malaysia Today without resorting to cybercrime, very simply actually, by just becoming a responsible government, end corruption, deaths in custody, cheating in elections, exploiting the poor and the myriad other misdeeds of the government.

Independent media such as Malaysia Today have a vital role in democratic societies, the role of keeping the government honest and exposing official wrongdoing.

Malaysians are truly fortunate to have Malaysia Today and other sites that enable receiving information from sources other than state-controlled sources.