Malaysia conducts probe into AirAsia ransomware attack, data...

PETALING JAYA - Investigations are ongoing to find the source of a ransomware attack that compromised the personal data of five million passengers and all employees of AirAsia, said Malaysia's Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the ministry viewed the incident seriously, with personal information belonging to the budget airline's passengers and staff being breached by hacker group Daixin Team. "The investigation team from the ministry comprising the Personal Data Protection Department and CyberSecurity Malaysia has started its probe by having discussions with Capital A Bhd, the company that runs AirAsia on Dec 1. "Early investigations show that the cyberattack on the AirAsia server on Nov 12 was caused by an unpermitted access into the system. This led to the ransomware attack which could potentially cause a data leak," Mr Fahmi said in a statement on Saturday. ...