- Oct 2, 2011
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It was announced last month that approximately five million AirAsia passengers, as well as all of the company's employees, were affected by a ransomware attack. Malaysian authorities have yet to find the source of the attack and determine the overall impact but have gathered few leads so far.
A spokesman from the ministry said the ministry viewed the incident of the data breach by the malicious group as a serious breach of the privacy of passengers and staff of the budget airline. This is following the hacker group Daixin Team gaining access to the personal information of its passengers and staff.
On 1st December, an investigation team from the ministry, composed of the Personal Data Protection Department and CyberSecurity Malaysia, commenced its investigation by having discussions with Capital A Bhd, the company that runs AirAsia.
Initially, it was revealed that the cyberattack on the AirAsia server, which took place on Nov 12, was caused by unauthorized access to the system as a result of "early investigations."
In a statement released on Saturday, Mr. Fahmi said that this led to the ransomware attack, which could result in a data leak.
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A spokesman from the ministry said the ministry viewed the incident of the data breach by the malicious group as a serious breach of the privacy of passengers and staff of the budget airline. This is following the hacker group Daixin Team gaining access to the personal information of its passengers and staff.
On 1st December, an investigation team from the ministry, composed of the Personal Data Protection Department and CyberSecurity Malaysia, commenced its investigation by having discussions with Capital A Bhd, the company that runs AirAsia.
Initially, it was revealed that the cyberattack on the AirAsia server, which took place on Nov 12, was caused by unauthorized access to the system as a result of "early investigations."
In a statement released on Saturday, Mr. Fahmi said that this led to the ransomware attack, which could result in a data leak.
AirAsia Ransomware Attack Affected 5 Million People, Investigated in Malaysia
Fahmi Fadzil reported, AirAsia is investigating a ransomware attack that compromised the personal data of five million passengers and employees.
