Sharmila Nair reports: The personal details of over 220,000 organ donors pledgers in Malaysia has been leaked online. As disclosed by online forum and technology news site lowyat.net, the leaked data contains MyKad numbers, home addresses, telephone numbers of not just the pledgers but that of their next of kin as well. The source of…
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Massive Malaysian telco data breach might be an inside job
A. Azim Idris reports: Investigators in Malaysia have suggested the massive personal data leak of 46 million mobile phone accounts was linked to a subcontractor of the Southeast Asian country’s very own Internet regulators. On Monday, Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said investigators were tracking down the owner of an e-mail account which could…
Malaysia’s CIMB says backup tapes with customer data lost
Malaysia’s CIMB Group Holdings said some magnetic tapes containing back-up customer data were lost during routine operations, but added that there has been no evidence that any data has been compromised, Reuters reported on Monday. Malaysia’s second biggest lender said the tapes do not contain any authentication data such as pin numbers, passwords or credit…
Update: 46.2 Million Malaysian Mobile Phone Numbers Leaked From 2014 Data Breach
Vijandren writes: Following up on our report on 19th October, we can now confirm that roughly 46.2 million mobile phone numbers from Malaysian telcos and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) have been leaked online. The leak includes postpaid and prepaid numbers, customer details, addresses as well as sim card information – including unique IMEI and IMSI numbers….
Personal data of millions of Malaysians up for sale, source of breach still unknown (UPDATED)
UPDATE: MALAYSIA’S internet regulator today ordered an online forum to remove news on a massive data breach involving millions of users, estimated to have taken place between 2012 and 2015. The Lowyat website said the order from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission came after it reported that databases of Malaysians’ personal details, obtained from…
Over 2,100 servers in Malaysia hacked
Nicholas Cheng reports: Malaysia’s national cybersecurity agency said it detected intrusions in several local servers for years and issued advisories to victims but ignorance was still making them easy targets for hackers. It was found that over 2,100 servers have been compromised and their access sold to hackers for as low as RM29 (US$6) up…