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Hackers attack Malaysia government websites | Hackers attack Malaysia government websites |
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Hackers have attacked dozens of government websites in Malaysia, days after a hacking group criticised the country over censorship. | Hackers have attacked dozens of government websites in Malaysia, days after a hacking group criticised the country over censorship. |
Malaysian officials said attempts had been made to hack 51 websites, and at least 41 had been disrupted. | Malaysian officials said attempts had been made to hack 51 websites, and at least 41 had been disrupted. |
The "Anonymous" group of hackers had threatened Malaysia with an attack this week, accusing the government of blocking some websites. | The "Anonymous" group of hackers had threatened Malaysia with an attack this week, accusing the government of blocking some websites. |
No group has yet said they carried out the attack. | No group has yet said they carried out the attack. |
But Anonymous said in an earlier web post that Malaysia's censoring of films and television shows and its blocking of file-sharing websites amounted to a denial of human rights. | But Anonymous said in an earlier web post that Malaysia's censoring of films and television shows and its blocking of file-sharing websites amounted to a denial of human rights. |
The exact nature of the attacks was not immediately clear, and it may be that they were denial of service overloads, rather than hacking intrusions into the computer servers. | |
The main Malaysian government portal was among the websites that was targeted, and it was still inaccessible on Thursday. | The main Malaysian government portal was among the websites that was targeted, and it was still inaccessible on Thursday. |
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said attacks on websites with the .gov.my domain began late on Wednesday. | The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said attacks on websites with the .gov.my domain began late on Wednesday. |
"We do not expect the overall recovery to these websites to take long as most websites have already recovered from the attack," the commission said in a statement. | "We do not expect the overall recovery to these websites to take long as most websites have already recovered from the attack," the commission said in a statement. |
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