50 government sites compromised but little damage done


  • Nation
  • Friday, 17 Jun 2011

PETALING JAYA: The attack by the hacker group Anonymous on the 91 Malaysian websites sounds fierce but actually did little to inconvenience the public. More than 50 government websites were among those affected.

The Government sites hit were information providers, rather than the more important e-transaction platforms such as Inland Revenue Board, Employees Provident Fund, Road Transport Department or MyEG.

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