No personal data breach in Maxis cyber attack, says Gobind

KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) has confirmed that there was no personal data breach following the alleged cyberattack by a hacking group known as R00TK1T on Maxis Berhad. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo stated that Maxis had appropriately notified JPDP to confirm the absence of any personal data breach, as verified by digital forensics. JPDP conducted a follow-up investigation based on the received notification and found no involvement of personal data based on the provided data samples. "In response to the threat by R00TK1T to shut down Maxis' network, the company took proactive measures to validate this claim. It was determined that only the Maxis Interactive Retail Assistant (MIRA) Queue Management System at a specific Maxis branch was affected," he explained. "This system operates as a standalone and is not connected to any critical Maxis system...