NO PERSONAL DATA BREACH IN MAXIS CYBER ATTACK - JPDP

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 systems," he added during a Dewan Rakyat question-and-answer session today, addressing Chong Zhemin's (PH-Kampar) inquiry about R00TK1T's threat to shut down Maxis' network. Gobind emphasised that CyberSecurity Malaysia, JPDP, and the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) consistently engage in monitoring activities to safeguard the integrity of the nation's data and digital in...