FMT under DDOS attack
(Free Malaysia Today) – The FreeMalaysiaToday website has come under attack, rendering the news portal inaccessible to readers since 3am this morning.
According to FMT’s chief technical officer Thirun Nadason, the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack is believed to be the work of professionals.
“Our tech team is working on ensuring that service can be provided uninterrupted,” he said.
FMTs’ managing editor Phlip Rodrigues condemned the attacks.
“This is the second time such an incident has happened but FMT will not be discouraged by such unscrupulous actions and will continue to report without fear or favour.