Malaysia Airlines site 'compromised' by hackers
The words "404 - Plane Not Found" and "Hacked by Lizard Squad" appear on the screen
A hacker group, calling itself "Lizard Squad - Official Cyber Caliphate", has attacked the official website of Malaysia Airlines.
The page, which is being redirected, currently shows a photograph of a lizard in a top hat and tuxedo.
Malaysia Airlines said customer bookings and user data were not affected.
The airline is still recovering from two disasters; the disappearance of MH370 and shooting down of MH17.
It is not clear why Malaysia Airlines has become the target of a cyber attack.
On the main page of the airline's website appear the words "404 - Plane Not Found" and "Hacked by Lizard Squad".
Earlier the browser tab said "ISIS will prevail", but that was removed.
The group claimed on Twitter that it would release data from Malaysia Airlines without specifying what information it might have.
'Not been hacked'
Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier, confirmed in a statement that its "Domain Name System (DNS) has been compromised where users are re-directed to a hacker website".
But it clarified to customers that its web servers were intact and its website had not been hacked.
It said "this temporary glitch does not affect [customer] bookings" and user data "remains secured". It added that it would take 22 hours to restore the website.
In March last year, flight MH370 disappeared from radar and is believed to have crashed 1,800km (1,100 miles) off Australia's west coast. A few months later MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, killing everyone on board.
The hacker group Lizard Squad previously claimed to have disrupted Sony and Microsoft operations, with gamers unable to log on to XBox Live and PlayStation platforms over Christmas.
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar
Merk: Bare medlemmer av denne bloggen kan legge inn en kommentar.