EC works with MCMC to strengthen website security after suspected cyber attack
Chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said authorities had received an incident report, while he was still awaiting a full account.
The Election Commission (EC) is taking steps with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and other parties to improve its website security after a suspected cyber attack was reported, chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said.
Ramlan said an incident report had been lodged with the relevant authorities as an initial step to protect the commission's systems. He added that the EC had worked with the authorities to prevent a recurrence.
Speaking to reporters in Melaka on Nov 10, Ramlan said he had not yet received a full report and that the commission would provide an official statement soon. He stressed the website's importance to conducting the election smoothly.
His remarks followed an inspection of early voting for the 16th Melaka State Election at Sekolah Menengah Kem Terendak in Sungai Udang. Earlier, the EC had said during a social media live broadcast that its website was believed to be under threat from a cyber attack.
