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Kluang Municipal Council: Cybersecurity Incident
Kluang Municipal Council's LED display system was hacked by a group calling itself 'Leakers', which broadcast an obscene video on a public screen in Kluang, Johor. Police have opened two investigation papers under the Computer Crimes Act and Penal Code.
Source: discovered:nst.com.my
- Who
- Kluang Municipal Council · Malaysia
- What happened
- Kluang Municipal Council's LED display system was hacked by a group calling itself 'Leakers', which broadcast an obscene video on a public screen in Kluang, Johor. Police have opened two investigation papers under the Computer Crimes Act and Penal Code.
- When
- 2026-10-31
- Source
- discovered:nst.com.my
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