Hackers threaten to attack Malaysian govt portal

The hacker group, Anonymous, warns government of launching "Operation Malaysia" if it takes further decisions on to take away the human-internet-freedom

PTI | June 15, 2011



A hacker group has threatened to attack the Malaysian government website to protest acts of censorship by the authorities.

Anonymous, the hacker group, accused the government of censoring movies and television shows, and for restricting the Internet, which it says is a basic human right.

The group, in a statement, on the Pastebin website said it was acting against what it claims are various acts of censorship by the Malaysian government, and also because of the recent move to block file sharing sites, like the Pirate Bay, according to a report in the Star newspaper.

The group said it will launch the attack on Thursday and has named it "Operation Malaysia".

"We fear that if you make further decisions to take away human freedom, we are obligated to act fast and have no mercy," the group said.

The message was also uploaded on video-sharing site YouTube.

Meanwhile, online news site Epoch Times reported that Anonymous selects target countries based on input from users in those countries.

The attack on the Malaysian government portal would be in the wake of several earlier attacks by Anonymous on Turkish Government websites for alleged Internet censorship.
 

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