Nacsa says Health Ministry, other govt agency websites hacked; urges immediate patch to fix vulnerability
The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) of Malaysia has reported that several government websites were compromised due to a vulnerability in the Joomla content management system. The agency has issued an advisory urging immediate updates to the software to prevent further unauthorized access and data theft.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the ongoing risks to national critical information infrastructure and the importance of timely software patching to prevent remote code execution attacks.
PETALING JAYA: The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) says that several government websites, including those of the Health Ministry (MOH), Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission, Handicraft Development Corporation, and Women's Development Department (JPW), have been hacked.
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