An expert hacker arrested for data theft

An expert hacker arrested for data theft

On 18, October 2024, The Star reported that five men, including a Pakistani expert hacker, who is a mastermind due to his hacking skills, have been detained. They have been detained concerning a syndicate that stole 400 million pieces of Malaysians’ personal...
An email scam costs the company RM464,400

An email scam costs the company RM464,400

On 22, February 2024, the New Straits Times (NST) reported that a manufacturing company lost RM464,400 after its business email was compromised. This is known as a business email compromise (BEC), which is a form of cyberattack in which financially motivated bad...
A rise in Malaysian data thefts cases

A rise in Malaysian data thefts cases

On 13 April 2024, the New Straits Times (NST) reported a rise in Malaysian data thefts which reported 646 cases in 2023 and 50 cases in 2022. A report by CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM), an organisation under the Digital Ministry, stated that 5,917 cyber security...
‘Trojan Spymax’ syndicate members arrested

‘Trojan Spymax’ syndicate members arrested

On 16 June 2024, the New Straits Times (NST) reported that two Malaysians who were members of the ‘Trojan Spymax’ syndicate were extradited to Singapore. During an operation conducted by the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID),...