The Malaysian Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCert), one of the departments under CyberSecurity Malaysia, has released an alert warning of mass defacements of Malaysian websites in the lead up to Merdeka Day, with the agency reporting a spike in such incidents since Aug 28.
According to MyCert, most of the affected websites were defaced with hate-filled messages aimed at certain organisations in Malaysia, though no specifics were given.
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