Just recently, a database showed up on a popular database marketplace that contained the personal information of about 22.5 million Malaysians. Minister of Defence Hishammuddin Hussein, speaking up about the issue,...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) has denied that personal data of 22.5 million Malaysians from the national registration department (JPN) have been leaked online. Its minister, Hamzah Zainudin, further...
A database seller has claimed that they are in possession of a dataset that belonged to the National Registration Department (JPN) which has the entire population of the country with...
Update (14 March, 1:20PM): Kaspersky released an official statement with regards to the hack attack it suffered. It basically serves as a reconfirmation over what we've reported. “Kaspersky experts have checked...
Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin earlier today has said that there is no data leak within the National Registration Department’s (JPN) system. This was based on an internal investigation that was...
The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has begun to investigate the database leak that is said to involve the National Registration Department (JPN) and Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). As per our...
A database that apparently belongs to the National Registration Department (JPN) has been put up on sale at a well-known database marketplace forum. The seller claimed that it contained four...
Update (5 July, 2PM): The REvil group recently posted a new message on its blog. The group is now demanding a ransom of US$70 million (~RM290 million) in Bitcoin, per...
McDonald’s has been hit by a data breach in South Korea and Taiwan which compromised some customer and employee information. The world’s largest fast food chain now joins a rapidly...
Brazil’s JBS, the largest meat supplier in the world, has been attacked by hackers using ransomware, raising the possibility of meat shortages and price increases for consumers. JBS’ computer networks...
It’s no surprise that you’ve been hearing about a lot more ransomware attacks lately. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky confirmed a significant increase in Ransomware 2.0 attacks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region...
Microsoft said that the Russia-based hacker group designated Nobelium has this week targeted government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organisations. Nobelium is also blamed for the notorious SolarWinds cyberattacks...
