KUALA LUMPUR: The armed forces confirmed that its communication network remains secure following hacking attempts.
Armed Force Chief General Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the hacking attempts had been detected early and preventive measures were implemented.
He said the hackers used phishing methods to conduct random attacks on the official email network used by several agencies in the Defence Ministry and the armed forces.
"The security and cyber defence aspects of the armed forces are constantly being monitored to ensure that all attempts to disrupt the defence communication network are dealt with appropriately.
"The armed forces constantly improves aspects of cyber security from time to time to deal with any possible response to cyber attacks by foreign elements that may interfere with the operation of its cyber and Information and Communications Technology systems, as well as that of the Defence Ministry," he said in a statement today.
Earlier, media reports stated that a new hacker group, identified as Dark Pink, were using phishing emails and advanced malware to compromise the defences of military branches in the Philippines and Malaysia, as well as government organisations in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. --Bernama