The Macau SAR has seen a recent uptick in identity theft and cybercrime, with an influx of sponsored ads popping up on social media platforms. The cyber attack followed a surge in fraudulent activities and other related crimes in the city.
Cyber attack in Secretaries offices in Macau was started 8pm on July 10, resulted in the inactivity of several websites, including those of the Office of the Secretary for Security, Public Security Police Force, the Fire Services Bureau, the Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau of Macau and the Academy of Public Security Forces “due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack from overseas.” The Judiciary Police have already begun investigations into the incident.
South China Morning Post (scmp.com) - Overseas cyberattack shuts down 5 Macau government websites for 45 minutes - https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3270048/overseas-cyberattack-shuts-down-5-macau-government-websites-45-minutes