Bank Rakyat Cyberattack: Website Defaced by Threat Actor 'Marlanwg'

• •Bank Rakyat's website was defaced by a hacker named 'Marlanwg'.
• •The incident resulted in temporary service unavailability but no confirmed data theft.
• •Government officials are reviewing cybersecurity measures in response to the attack.

Bank Rakyat's website was briefly defaced by a threat actor known as 'Marlanwg', who claimed to have accessed the bank's internal infrastructure and retrieved data. The attack resulted in the temporary unavailability of several banking services, including the iRakyat online banking login page. Bank Rakyat has since restored its website but has not confirmed whether any customer data was compromised. Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil stated that the hacking attempts did not lead to data theft or disruption of online banking operations. The incident has prompted the Prime Minister to order a review of cybersecurity measures across national infrastructure. Bank Rakyat advised customers to avoid entering sensitive information during this period. The attack follows previous scrutiny of the bank due to earlier cybersecurity breaches.