"Anonymous" Hackers attack Malaysian government websites (16 Jun 2011) Video

Hackers attack Malaysian government websites
Posted: 16 June 2011 1248 hrs

KUALA LUMPUR: Hackers have attacked Malaysian government websites, authorities said Thursday, following a threat by the "Anonymous" activist group which accused Malaysia of censoring the Internet.

Fifty-one government websites were targeted, causing disruptions to at least 41 of them, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement.

It said the attacks on websites with the .gov.my domain started shortly before midnight Wednesday and lasted several hours, but appeared to have caused little damage.

"The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission confirms that there were indeed attempts to hack several websites," it said.

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

The commission said it would work with enforcement agencies, security experts and service providers to keep the situation in check.

Malaysian authorities had Wednesday braced themselves for cyber attacks after Internet activists Anonymous warned on a website that they would target the government portal www.Malaysia.gov.my.

The website was still down on Thursday. MCMC did not specify which websites were hacked, only saying its own site was targeted but that the hacking attempt was unsuccessful.

Anonymous sabotaged Turkish sites last week to protest against Internet censorship.

Its Malaysia attack plan threat followed an order by the MCMC to Internet service providers last week to block 10 file and video-sharing websites that it said violate copyright laws.

The hackers explained the rationale for the attack in a YouTube clip, claiming that Malaysia's censorship was an erosion of human rights.

Malaysia's media operate under strict censorship laws but websites have remained relatively free -- despite occasional raids, bans and government criticism -- due to an official pledge not to censor the Internet.

The Internet freedom commitment was made in the mid-90s to attract foreign investment to the high-tech sector.

Anonymous, an international hackers group, rose to fame with a series of attacks on websites linked to the Church of Scientology.

The group gained further prominence after launching retaliatory attacks on companies perceived to be enemies of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.

- AFP/cc


Anonymous targets Malaysian sites
By Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia on June 16, 2011

Online activist group Anonymous brought down more than 40 Web sites belonging to the Malaysian government, in what appeared to be a retaliation move against censorship, a news report revealed.

Quoting the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), newswire Reuters reported Thursday morning that 51 Web sites were hit, among which at least 41 were disrupted. The incidents happened before midnight on Wednesday; MCMC said the attacks were reduced by 4.00 a.m. this morning.

According to The Borneo Post, Anonymous had forewarned the attacks. In posts on pastebin.com dated Jun.12, the group allegedly condemned the government's censorship of sites including The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks as well as the blocking of movies and television shows.

Calling the Malaysian government "one of the world's strictest governments", Anonymous said "acts of censorship are inexcusable" and told the country to "be prepared".

Prior to the attack, the MCMC had blocked several Web sites, but on the grounds that those sites had infringed copyright laws, said Bernama.

According to an official who spoke to Reuters, no personal or financial data were compromised in the attacks. However, local news site The Star reported that user accounts and passwords were stolen from the Sabah Tourism Web site and the data released to the public.

A security expert argued that the attacks on some of the sites were likely to be carried out by independent hackers and not Anonymous. Speaking to The Star, Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran of Hack In The Box noted that sites such as www.sabahtourism.com, www.thetourmalaysia.com.my and www.cidb.gov.my were hacked and defaced on Wednesday. Anonymous had warned that it would attack at 3.30 a.m. Thursday.

Anonymous' attacks, he pointed out, are coordinated and the group "keeps to its word when launching its attacks".

FBI got? defaced by ...
FBI got? defaced by anonymous too. how noob FBI'S Security

Malaysia blocked ...
Malaysia blocked alot of things? already and it the strictest country in the globe, now Malaysia is taking away Islam and making this country not fully controlled by islam but controlled by another govermant. Many people said that the illuminati (dajal) will come and corrupt our world, the govermant, money whores and bankers are the illuminati (not the real illuminati, but the people under control of the illuminati)

We are free ...
We are free anonymous? thank you :3 but i still don't love Malaysia, when i grew up and become a 3D artist, i will work at DICE at Sweden

1:44 HALUS? ~ ( ...
1:44 HALUS? ~ (SILAUU !)

who is able to hack ...
who is able to hack websites , and wants to put together a team of all hackers? all around the globe to exploit a website, not for milacious use , but for wikileaks

How? amazing seeing ...
How? amazing seeing you people impressed by simple things.

End? the New World ...
End? the New World Order!!! MilitantPatriot com/shop MilitantPatriot com MilitantPatriot com/shop MilitantPatriot com

wow cool. feel free ...
wow cool. feel free to get out really soon. we dont need you as well. IDC abt politic. I want to live in? peaceful country, where everyone can unite together and talk bout random things besides dirty politic( most malaysian are way too obsess with politic).

i am out dude, ...
i am out dude, malaysian like you are useless, always go backward, what can you guys achieve, nothing but corruption, talk but no action, trying to act like one but is not, what? else......not educated =)

can we in anonymous ...
can we in anonymous? juz? kiding...

malaysian? minister ...
malaysian? minister speak while rubbing his nose.... He has something up his sleeve... Singapore Government blocked Playboy in singapore.... anonymous please save us as well...

Malaysia gov? so ...
Malaysia gov? so scare lol

i hate malaysia?
i hate malaysia?

The people should ...
The people should not be? afraid of their government, The government should be afraid of its people. - V

MALAYSIA SUCKS CANT ...
MALAYSIA SUCKS CANT EVEN HANDLE A WEBSITE ..... MALAYS? ==

They actually not ...
They actually not hacking the malaysia goverment website...they all just patched their picture for 3 days? to scare us...nothing happen actually

this is bad how? i ...
this is bad how? i dont get any of it explain to me? plz ^^

Just a quick lesson ...
Just a quick lesson, many people have tissue in their nose called the reptile tissue. Its? what makes your nose itch when you lie. Or maybe he just has a cold? You decide @1:41

They? lied, that is ...
They? lied, that is exactly what they're using censorship for!

HEll YEA !!!!!!!!!1?
HEll YEA !!!!!!!!!1?

false reasoning.... ...
false reasoning.... Just like the egytians pharaohs... "build us a temple to honor us" but their real intentions were to have a temple built in? their power.... and to show it off...

u? save the Days :)
u? save the Days :)

Yeah you guys right ...
Yeah you guys right , file sharing website shouldn't be blocked.But some of file? sharing website should be banned/blocked.

thepiratebay still ...
thepiratebay still closes ?

hacker noob?
hacker noob?

It's a Malaysia? ...
It's a Malaysia? good gone bad.

Just remember, it's ...
Just remember, it's a Malaysia good gone? bad.

Gun? can kill ...
Gun? can kill people, then why gun still exist? All thing can be harmful if use in wrong way. Even mouth can kill people, then you want block your mouth?

file sharing? isn't ...
file sharing? isn't illegal if it was the internet would never exist as it does.