Melaka polls: EC awaiting full report on website cyberattack

MELAKA: The Election Commission is investigating claims that its website was targeted in a cyberattack during the Melaka election.

Its chairman, Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun, said the commission had yet to receive a full report on the matter and would issue a statement soon.

"I have yet to receive a full report on the matter. Once we receive it, the EC will issue a statement.

"We hope the cyberattack will not affect our website, as it is crucial to the conduct of the election," he told reporters after inspecting the early voting process at SK Kem Terendak here today.

Ramlan said the EC had been working with the relevant authorities to ensure its systems remained secure against any attempts at intrusion.

"We have been working with all the relevant authorities to ensure this does not happen. God willing," he said.

Asked whether the EC would lodge a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), he said the commission was already working with the relevant agencies.

"We have been working together and are taking steps to protect our systems from being breached," he said.