National Security Council (NSC) secretary Datuk Mohamed Thajudeen Abdul Wahab said that Malaysia outlawed cyber attacks and that anyone caught doing so, would be punished.
“In Malaysia, cyber hacking is a criminal offense against the laws of the country, irrespective of whether the it has been committed by citizens or by foreigners,” he said.
Mohamed was referring to the three-day cyber war between Malaysian and Filipino hackers from Mac 1 to 4.
Malaysian hackers first attacked Filipino Government and private websites, hours after after Sulu gunmen and security forces clashed outside Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu.
Filipino hackers responded in kind, and up to two hundred websites belonging to both countries were defaced before a “ceasefire” was called.
Mohamed said 36 local private websites were defaced, though he was mum about how many Government ones were affected.
He said that NSC alerted “critical agencies” as soon as the attacks started.
“None of these critical websites suffered any major problem,” he said, adding that Government sites were in the past, vulnerable to attacks.
Mohamed added that it was not easy to pinpoint the attacks, though he confirmed that neither Government was involved.
“We understand that the Philippine side suffered a bigger problem compared to the Malaysian side,” he said.
Mohamed said that it was up to the Attorney-General to take action against hackers, adding that locals could be tracked “eventually”, if not immediately.
“Tracking attackers from the Philippine side would require close cooperation with the authorities there,” he said.
Hackers can be charged under Section 4 of the Computer Crimes Act 1997, which carries a fine of not more than RM150,000, a jail term of not more than 10 years or both.
“Whether or not action will be taken against the perpetrators is another matter,” Mohamed said.
Hackers, he added, were getting more sophisticated, and that the Government was trying to keep up with the technology.
He said that there were systems in place for events like these, and that they were tested regularly.
By PATRICK LEE
GUESS WHO HACKED THE FILIPINO WEBSITES?
ReplyDeleteDon't think it would be patriotic Pakatan parties do you?
But we know who has been using our money to pay for such hackers to hack websites who do not praise UMNO gov't in the past..
jenayah cyber harus dibanteras
ReplyDeleteKerajaan harus mengetatkan lagi undang-undang agar penjenayah tidak berlaku melalui internet.
ReplyDeleteUndang-undang untuk jenayah cyber perlu di perketatkan lagi.
DeleteKawalan harus dibuat. Banyak juga sindiket melalui cyber.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. The cyber war is very harmful.
DeleteJenayah cyber harus di kenakan tindakan tegas.
DeleteFilipino hackers have attacked several Filipino Government websites over the Sabah crisis, accusing President Benigno Aquino III's administration of "mishandling" the matter.
ReplyDeleteRepresented by Anonymous Philippines, the hackers first attacked Aquino's official website, posting a message there.
ReplyDeleteMereka yang mengeluarkan laporan dan fitnah harus dikenakan tindakan undang-undang.
DeleteA statement on several defaced websites read: "...We expected you to appropriately and judiciously act...but you failed us. You did nothing while our fellow brothers were being butchered by the Malaysian forces."
ReplyDeleteThey also accused the Filipino Government of not investigating alleged human rights abuses by security forces along Sabah's east coast, a claim denied by Putrajaya.
ReplyDelete"If you can't act on the issue as the Philippines' President, at least do something as a fellow Filipino. We are watching," the message said.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the Philippine Inquirer, the attack on Aquino's website was believed to have started on last Thursday at 1.30am. Though since restored, many other Government websites are still defaced as of last Thursday evening.
ReplyDeleteThe attacks come ten days after both Malaysian and Filipino hackers called for a ceasefire following a three-day cyber war.
ReplyDeleteThe two communities defaced up to two hundred websites belonging to each others' countries, hours after Sulu gunmen and security forces engaged in gun battles outside Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu.
ReplyDeleteNamun, satu kenyataan yang didakwa dikeluarkan oleh Anonymous menggesa penggodam dari kedua-dua negara supaya bertenang.
ReplyDelete"Perang maya tidak memberi apa-apa keuntungan kepada kita, sebaliknya akan memberi tanggapan salah... Marilah kita membantu kedua-dua Filipina dan Malaysia supaya bersatu, tiada sebab untuk bermusuhan," kata kumpulan itu.
ReplyDeleteKetua Pegawai Eksekutif CyberSecurity Malaysia, Dr Amiruddin Abdul Wahab, berkata kerajaan Malaysia menyedari perkara itu, tetapi beliau enggan mengulas lebih lanjut.
ReplyDeletePara penyokong kumpulan pengganas Sultan Sulu yang menceroboh Sabah baru-baru ini telah menggodam enjin carian Google.Penggodam itu menyiarkan maklumat bahawa Sabah bukan negeri yang sah di Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteHasil keputusan carian enjin itu juga memaparkan keratan kenyataan tersebut yang diambil daripada petikan di laman web Wikipedia.
ReplyDelete"Sabah merupakan salah sebuah daripada 13 negeri di Malaysia dan ia dikuasai secara haram," kata kenyataan tersebut dalam bahasa Inggeris.
Selain itu, sebuah laman web Kolej Stamford di Malaysia turut digodam pada hujung minggu lalu apabila muka hadapan laman tersebut diganti dengan mesej yang menyatakan: "Masanya telah tiba untuk menuntut kembali apa yang sebenarnya menjadi hak kami."
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