News & Reviews:   data breach

Cybersecurity has been a hot topic in our country recently following a series of high-profile data leaks that have unfortunately affected Malaysians. If you’re in the dark about what to do to protect yourself in the digital world, then the following advice from global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky could do you a world of good. 

Read on to learn of the measures that you can take to safeguard yourself from the adverse repercussions of a cybersecurity breach.

Encrypted messaging service Signal has revealed that the personal data of its users may have been compromised after its verification services provider, Twilio Inc fell victim to a phishing attack. In a blogpost yesterday, Signal said that the phone number of 1900 users could have been revealed by the incident.

The Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Tan Sri Annuar Musa has confirmed that the government is aware of the cybersecurity breach affecting online payment provider iPay88. Moreover, he revealed that the government has begun investigating the matter.

Shockingly, it's reported that the personal data of millions of Malaysians by birth year from 1998 to 1979 have been leaked. According to an IT expert from Twitter, the data is currently on sale on a forum that can only be accessed using a virtual private network (VPN).

It is important to pay close attention to your online accounts, as you never know when they would be compromised. This is especially through for bank accounts or those that have payment methods linked directly to it. Take the recently announced case, where Nintendo revealed that 160000 accounts were hacked into.