The Republic of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has confirmed that its website was hacked final black past times an unknown attacker.
Major Abdul Raheem today confirmed that the MNDF was made aware of an assault this morn later checking its website.
”Currently our website is down, as well as nosotros are trying to laid upwards it,” he said. ”so far, he convey non been able to set whatsoever someone related to the illustration only nosotros are investigating.”
Cyber Crime has dice a growing trouble to Maldivian authorities of late; particularly inwards damage of the release of minors idea to hold upwards involved inwards practices similar hacking.
Earlier this year, Dhiraagu dice the latest high profile victim of Maldivian cyber criminal offense later facing continued attacks on its servers.
The Republic of the Maldives Police Service arrested iv individuals suspected of involvement amongst the Jan attacks later conducting special operations at addresses both inwards Male’ as well as Addu Atoll.
Three of the suspects hence arrested were confirmed to hold upwards nether eighteen years of age.
Police said at the fourth dimension that the province has undergone a release of attacks on both its ain as well as authorities websites inwards the final twelve months, which has led to specially trained officers focusing on trying to foreclose criminal action online.
“In previous cases [of cyber crime] nosotros convey constitute it is immature people as well as teenagers that convey been involved,” Police Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam lately told Minivan News. “They frequently create non need whatsoever vantage or payment for the crime, only commit them out of their ain involvement as well as amusement.
”It is challenging, because nosotros are treating cyber criminal offense really seriously,” he added. “We are hoping that novel regulations volition hold upwards passed to assist prosecute inwards the future.”
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