Malaysia’s Bank Rakyat website run by external provider defaced
A website run by an external provider for Malaysia’s Bank Rakyat was hacked, displaying unauthorised content and suffering access disruptions. The bank blocked access to the affected server and its corporate website and directed users to its own i-Rakyat site. The bank and authorities said the damage was limited to the website, with no effect on customer information, deposits or core banking systems.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Bank Rakyat
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Corporate website defacement and temporary access disruptions
- Cause / method
- Compromise and defacement of a website managed by an external service provider
- Location
- Malaysia
Timeline
- A website managed by an external provider was defaced, leading the bank to block access to the affected server and direct users to its own i-Rakyat site.
- The bank and authorities said the damage was limited to the corporate website and that core banking systems and customer information had not been compromised.
- Further explanations concerning the website defacement and access disruptions reaffirmed that customer information, deposits and banking systems were unaffected.
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