Bank Rakyat Takes Down Sites After Suspected Cyber Attack
Bank Rakyat has taken measures to disable access most of their websites, after their banking pages, including their primary iRakyat online banking login page was defaced in a suspected cyberattack late on Friday. The following message was posted on their social media channels slightly before midnight after the defaced sites were taken down. The defacement […] The post Bank Rakyat Takes Down Sites…
Bank Rakyat has disabled access to most of its websites following a suspected cyberattack that defaced their banking pages, including the primary iRakyat online banking login page. The message regarding the defacement was posted on their social media channels before midnight. The threat actor MARLANWG claimed responsibility for the attack, which also involved accessing production MYSQL databases belonging to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department.
Bank Rakyat has not yet confirmed if any customer data was compromised. The issue remains concerning as the online banking pages may have been compromised. Google's search results are still displaying content from the affected pages. Further updates will follow as more information becomes available from Bank Rakyat.
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