Kaspersky Lab's Malaysian Web site hacked

Russian security company Kaspersky Lab's Web site for Malaysia was defaced on Saturday along with one of its online shopping sites, according to Zone-H, an organization that documents such attacks.

Hacking is unauthorized use of computer and network resources. People who engage in computer hacking activities are often called hackers.

It is criminal because the hacker hacks the website without authorize permission and enable the hacker to gain control over the Web site. It causes the site to no longer open to the public and requires a user name and password for access. Although the attacks appear to be just vandalism, but there could be more serious risks because it is possible for an attacker to upload malicious software labeled as Kaspersky's software. This creates problems to user who were tricked by downloading the software and affected by it which will harm the computer system causing it to be error. Furthermore, hackers which inserted malicious software such as “key loggers” will obtain the information u keyed in and will abuse and use for their own their advantage.

Reference: http://www.itworld.com/internet/53700/kaspersky-labs-malaysian-web-site-hacked