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Saturday, July 17, 2010

120 Malaysian sites defaced - August 2009

DATE:
2009-08

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Malaysia

AFFECTED SITES:
About 120 sites of various kinds (official, financial, education…)

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Defaced

SOURCE COUNTRY:
Indonesia

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
n/a

TYPE OF ATTACK:
Defacement

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Part of an ongoing culture war between Indonesia and Malaysia in which the former accuses the latter of hijacking bits of the latter's culture without giving credit. Sites were defaced on Malaysia's independence day with text accusing them of being uncreative and offensive. Sites were restored shortly after being defaced.

URLS:
1. http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-hackers-claim-web-attack-on-malaysian-sites/327111

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