Late on Friday night, Bank Rakyat said its website had been defaced and it had disabled access to most of its website. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's online banking system and financial transactions remain secure despite attempted cyberattacks, including a recent hack of Bank Rakyat's website, communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said today.
He said the hacking attempts detected so far had not resulted in data theft or affected the country's online banking operations, Bernama reported.
"So, our banking and financial sectors remain secure, and online transactions are safe," he said in Doha, where he will attend the conference of the International Telecommunication Union.
Fahmi said the hack was confined to changes to the website's appearance and involved a third-party-managed site. "The incident was limited to web defacement and the website had been taken over," he said. Bank Rakyat had blocked access to the affected server and redirected users to the i-Rakyat website, which the bank fully owns.
