MAS Website Defaced By Hackers Who Also Claimed To Fake Two Bomb Threats

This morning, Malaysia Airlines website was defaced by a group called the Lizard Squad. Here's what you need to know.

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Hacker Group Releases Sensitive Information And Emails Of Malaysia Airlines

A Hacker Group That Claims To Be Associated With ISIS Has Defaced Malaysia Airlines Website This Morning

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Instead Of Being Able To Check For Flight Tickets, Users Are Redirected To A Page Which Displays "ISIS WILL PREVAIL" Alongside With "404-PLANE NOT FOUND", A Jibe At The Two Planes The Airline Lost Last Year

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Besides That, The Group Also Left Their Twitter Handles On The Page, And Further Checks Revealed That The Hackers Were "cooking Up Something Special" At 7.30AM

There Were Two Other Twitter Handles There But They Have Denied Anything To Do With The Hacking

Lizard Squad, The Group That Defaced The Malaysia Airlines Website, Is The Same Group That Hacked The Sony Playstation And Microsoft's Xbox Live Networks Last Christmas

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The Group Employs A Tactic Known As A DDoS Attack, A Method Where Thousands Of Computers Try To Overload A Server Deliberately

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The Group Managed To Also Divert A Sony Executive's Flight After They Faked A Bomb Threat

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Just Last Saturday, One Hacker Who Might Be Linked To The Group Was Responsible For The Grounding Of Two Planes After He Tweeted That There Were Bombs On The Planes

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The Malaysia Airlines Homepage At This Time Of Posting May Appear Inaccessible On Mobile And Desktop Browsers For Some. Flight Tickets Can Still Be Booked Here

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