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MNDF website hacked by unknown assailant

16 Feb 2011, 2:25 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has confirmed that its website was hacked last night by an unknown attacker.
Major Abdul Raheem today confirmed that the MNDF was made aware of an attack this morning after checking its website.
”Currently our website is down, and we are trying to fix it,” he said. ”so far, he have not been able to identify any person related to the case but we are investigating.”
Cyber Crime has become a growing concern to Maldivian authorities of late; especially in terms of the number of minors thought to be involved in practices like hacking.

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