Hacker targets info on MH370 probe

By NICHOLAS CHENG

EXCLUSIVE: KUALA LUMPUR: The computers of high-ranking officials in agencies involved in the MH370 investigation were hacked and classified information was stolen.

The stolen information was allegedly being sent to a computer in China before CyberSecurity Malaysia – a Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation agency – had the transmissions blocked and the infected machines shut down.

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