Malaysia Airways regulators were
having difficulties to restore the embattled carrier's website after it was
affected by a team stating support for the Islamic State Group.
The airline's website was
modified, at first with a concept saying "404 - Aircraft Not Found"
and that it was "Hacked by Cyber Caliphate". The web browser tab for
the website said "ISIS will prevail".
The website was later modified to
a picture of a reptile, with the ISIS referrals eliminated and the claim of
liability modified to "Lizard Team – Official Cyber Caliphate".
The Lizard Squad Group last year
stated it was behind strikes on Sony's online PlayStation network and Windows
Console website.
In August, it also tweeted to American
Airline
e tickets that there might be explosives on an airplane carrying President
of Sony Online Entertainment, which makes games, pushing the flight to be
rerouted.
Malaysia Airways said that its
domain name system was "compromised" and users were being rerouted to
the cyberpunk team's website. It said it will take up to 22 hours to restore
the website.
The International Airline has
faced numerous problems last year mainly the two damaged flights. Malaysian
Airways is trying to restore from two mishaps last season, such as the
disappearance of flight 370, which regulators considered damaged 1,100
kilometers off Australia's western shore. The hacking of the website is salt to
the injury creating an environment of terror.
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