A total of 51 ‘gov.my’ websites were attacked by unknown hackers

(Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR– Fifty-one websites with the .gov.my domain were attacked, resulting in disruption at various levels to at least 41 of those websites.

​The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) confirms that there were indeed attempts to hack several websites, including www.skmm.gov.my, although the attempt was not successful. 

These attacks started at approximately 11.30pm on 15 June 2011. 

“However, we do not expect the overall recovery to these websites to take long as most websites have already recovered from the attack. 

“Our monitoring of the situation showed that there was a reduced level of attacks by 4.00am this morning and upon further evaluation, so far we gauge that there has been little impact on Malaysian users as a result of this attack,” said the MCMC in a statement released on Thursday. 

The MCMC added that its Network Security Center had also been making concerted efforts to mitigate the attacks around the clock and would continue to work with other enforcement agencies and security experts as well service providers to monitor the situation. 

“The public is advised to report any information they may have regarding the identity of these hackers as the act to disrupt network services is a serious offence, which is punishable by law,” the statement added.

The primary role of the MCMC is to implement and promote the Government’s national policy objectives for the communications and multimedia sector. 

The MCMC is also charged with overseeing the new regulatory framework for the converging industries of telecommunications, broadcasting and on-line activities, in accordance with the national policy objectives set out in the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA), as well as postal services and digital certifications.