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189139
Fri, 06/17/2011 - 05:43
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THE CYBER ATTACK IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS - CYBERSECURITY
The cyber attacks on several
government-related websites are expected to last for several days, said Chief Executive Officer of Cybersecurity Malaysia Lt Col. (R) Husin Jazri.
He said the attackers were targeting web applications that were vulnerable to publically known attack techniques, had weak passwords and misconfiguration.
"Cybersecurity, through The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT), has observed significant increase in cyber security related activities (i.e. vulnerability scanning, intrusion attempts) in the last 24 hours.
"Based on our observation, successful attacks will affect the
confidentiality, integrity of information and availability of the websites. This may further impact business activities of organizations," he said in a statement Thursday.
Therefore, Cybersecurity advises all system owners to be alert and do the necessary to secure their websites.
Earlier Wednesday morning, the attacks, called 'Operation Malaysia' was executed by an international group called 'Anonymous' and has affected 51 websites including http://malaysia.gov.my and http://sabahtourism.com.
It is believed that there were other groups than 'Anonymous' which have been attacking the sites, since different modus operandi were detected, as one group, local-based known as Dragon Force, preferred to paralyse the sites and mask the web page with their own images.
According to BubTech Sdn Bhd's Operational Manager Mazniezan Iqram Mat Zain, the Anonymous group was trying to express their anger since Malaysia's Government blocked a few file sharing websites for breaching the Copyright Act 1987.
"These guys should be aware that government was only removing access to the sites, but they are still accessible through an open source of proxy providers such as OpenDNS.
"Whatever it is, all the government was trying to do was to combat piracy, and prevent these websites from illegally sharing files such as songs, films, and files," he told Bernama.
government-related websites are expected to last for several days, said Chief Executive Officer of Cybersecurity Malaysia Lt Col. (R) Husin Jazri.
He said the attackers were targeting web applications that were vulnerable to publically known attack techniques, had weak passwords and misconfiguration.
"Cybersecurity, through The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT), has observed significant increase in cyber security related activities (i.e. vulnerability scanning, intrusion attempts) in the last 24 hours.
"Based on our observation, successful attacks will affect the
confidentiality, integrity of information and availability of the websites. This may further impact business activities of organizations," he said in a statement Thursday.
Therefore, Cybersecurity advises all system owners to be alert and do the necessary to secure their websites.
Earlier Wednesday morning, the attacks, called 'Operation Malaysia' was executed by an international group called 'Anonymous' and has affected 51 websites including http://malaysia.gov.my and http://sabahtourism.com.
It is believed that there were other groups than 'Anonymous' which have been attacking the sites, since different modus operandi were detected, as one group, local-based known as Dragon Force, preferred to paralyse the sites and mask the web page with their own images.
According to BubTech Sdn Bhd's Operational Manager Mazniezan Iqram Mat Zain, the Anonymous group was trying to express their anger since Malaysia's Government blocked a few file sharing websites for breaching the Copyright Act 1987.
"These guys should be aware that government was only removing access to the sites, but they are still accessible through an open source of proxy providers such as OpenDNS.
"Whatever it is, all the government was trying to do was to combat piracy, and prevent these websites from illegally sharing files such as songs, films, and files," he told Bernama.
