Update | Chinese hackers targeted MH370 investigation a day after jet went missing: report
Malware disguised as a news report that the missing Boeing 777 had been found was emailed to Malaysian officials on March 9, according to report
Chinese hackers have targeted Malaysian government departments involved in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370, a Malaysian newspaper said on Wednesday.
CyberSecurity Malaysia is a government agency under the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry.
In a statement to the South China Morning Post, a spokesman said the agency's digital forensics team provided technical assistance to targeted departments. However, the agency declined to say which departments had been targeted and how.
The Star report said affected agencies included Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Department, the National Security Council and Malaysia Airlines, which is majority owned by the Malaysian government.
Malaysian police were investigating the attack, the newspaper said. The information office of Malaysia's Ministry of Home Affairs, which overseas the Royal Malaysia Police could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.