Cases
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Case 1: Cyberattack on MAHB: Hackers yet to be identified
KUALA LUMPUR : A cyberattack on Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) over the disrupted airport systems for several hours, knocking out flight information displays, check-in counters and baggage handling and forcing a switch to manual operations with intermittent display outages reported for up to two days and recovery slowed by the lack of a robust backup system. While Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) denied operational disruptions and said systems were restored within four hours, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim later confirmed the attack revealing that hackers had demanded a US$10 million ransom which was rejected as authorities continue investigating the nature and perpetrators of the intrusion.
Case 2: Maybank investigating data leak claim
PETALING JAYA: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) said it is taking allegations of a customer data leak seriously and is investigating claims The response follows a claim by a Facebook user that personal data of nearly 13 million Malaysians from Maybank, Astro and the Election Commission had been leaked online, allegedly involving sensitive details such as names, identity card numbers, addresses and dates of birth. Communications and digital minister Fahmi Fadzil described the alleged leak as serious and urged CyberSecurity Malaysia and the Personal Data Protection Department to investigate and take appropriate action.
CASE 3: Hacker alleges to have stolen Telekom Malaysia’s customer database with ‘nearly 20 million effective user data’
PETALING JAYA: A user on a notorious breach-forum has claimed to have stolen Telekom Malaysia’s complete customer database alleging it contains nearly 200 million entries and about 20 million valid user records along with internal database architecture documents and samples of sensitive personal data such as MyKad numbers, addresses and religious beliefs. The user is reportedly offering to sell the data to Telekom Malaysia first. The company’s history of previous data breaches affecting Unifi customers in 2022 and 2023.