*Entry Title: *WHID 2011-71: Malaysiakini under DDOS attack ahead of Sarawak election tomorrow *WHID ID: *2011-71 *Date Occurred: *April 15, 2011 *Attack Method: *Denial of Service *Application Weakness: *Insufficient Anti-automation *Outcome: *Downtime *Attacked Entity Field: *Government *Attacked Entity Geography: *Malaysia *Incident Description: *Malaysian online news portal Malaysiakini has been inaccessible since late afternoon ahead of the Sarawak state election which will be held tomorrow. Malaysiakini, together with Sarawak Report, another site critical of the Sarawakian government under long-serving Chief Minister Taib Mahmud, have been under relentless denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks which temporarily brought them down in last few days *Mass Attack: *No *Reference: * http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/04/15/malaysiakini-under-ddos-attack-ahead-of-sarawak-election-tomorrow/ *Attack Source Geography:*