Worrying trends indicate how quickly compromised credentials can lead to large-scale data theft, says US-based cybersecurity company

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd will come up with recommendations by early October at the latest, after a hacking episode on April 24 this year, said Bursa chief executive officer Datuk Fad’l Mohamed today.

PRAGUE, May 28 — The Czech Republic has claimed that China was responsible for a "malicious cyber campaign" targeting a network used for unclassified communication at the Foreign Affairs ministry, and summoned the Chinese ambassador to condemn the incident.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has denied a claim that its online service system was hacked and held hostage to a ransom demand of US$55 million (RM236.17 million).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today revealed the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) digital system was recently attacked by hackers, who demanded a ransom of US$10 million (RM44.41 million).

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 — A United States Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing today on Chinese hacking incidents, including a recent incident involving American telcos.

JAKARTA, Sept 19 — Indonesia's tax agency is investigating an alleged data breach that exposed the taxpayer identification numbers of millions of Indonesians, including President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, his ministers and his two sons.

PARIS, Aug 6 — French cyber crime police are investigating a ransomware attack against the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris where Olympic events including fencing and Taekwondo are being held, Paris prosecutors said today.

JAKARTA, July 12 — The recent cyberattack in Indonesia, which massively disrupted its national data system, has urged the country to strengthen its cyber resilience and evaluate its digital technology policy.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12 — Owners of iPhones in dozens of countries have been warned by Apple Inc about mercenary spyware attacks, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

JOHOR BAHRU, March 30 — The national defence system is subjected to around 3,000 cyberattacks a day, especially after Malaysia stated its support for Palestine, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Feb 29 — Selangkah Ventures Sdn Bhd (SVSB) has refuted allegations that personal data stored on its SELangkah mobile app have been compromised. The developer said the breach involving personal data purportedly retrieved from online sources, as per viral...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The government reiterates its guarantee on the safety of the Central Database Hub (Padu) system, following allegations the system, which collects Malaysians' personal data, had been hacked.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — A man with information technology expertise has been arrested for hacking and selling data belonging to a government agency on the Dark Web.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — The Human Resources Ministry (KSM) has taken appropriate action to ensure that cyber attacks targeting the Social Security Organisation's (Socso) infrastructure do not recur.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has guaranteed that its system, database, and website, which hackers attacked on Saturday (December 2), will not disrupt services to contributors, employers, and the public.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 —Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he will hold a meeting with platform provider Meta next week regarding the issue of scammers taking over WhatsApp accounts.

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 — Gmail users who do not regularly use their accounts risk losing them in December when Google begins deleting accounts that have remained inactive for at least two years.

RAWANG, Nov 4 — The two detainees suspected of hacking into a fast food restaurant’s digital menu screen in Kuala Langat are believed to be involved in a similar incident in the district, said Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 3 — The police arrested two local men over suspicions of hacking the digital menu screen of a fast food outlet in Kuala Langat on Tuesday (October 31).