Security News > 2021 > February > Hackers Target Myanmar Government Websites in Coup Protest
Hackers attacked military-run government websites in Myanmar Thursday as a cyber war erupted after authorities shut down the internet for a fourth straight night.
A group called Myanmar Hackers disrupted multiple government websites including the Central Bank, Myanmar Military's propaganda page, state-run broadcaster MRTV, the Port Authority, Food and Drug Administration.
"We are fighting for justice in Myanmar," the hacking group said on its Facebook page.
"It is like mass protesting of people in front of government websites."
"The sorts of attacks they would be undertaking are denial of service attacks or defacing websites which is called hacktivism," he told AFP. "The impact will be potentially limited but what they are doing is raising awareness."
Another internet shutdown began in Myanmar at about 1:00 am on Thursday, according to NetBlocks, a Britain-based group that monitors internet outages around the world.