News & Reviews:   hacking

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI have come out with an official PSA (Public Service Announcement) on twitter warning Americans not to use free airport, hotel or shopping center USB ports. Apparently, hackers can “juice-jack” your data or insert malware into your phone or device.

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) has revealed that a special anti-hacking application is set to be introduced in Malaysia soon. This is amidst a slew of cybersecurity issues affecting our nation recently, most notably the data breach faced by iPay88.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today revealed that his personal Telegram account has been hacked by ‘irresponsible individuals’. Furthermore, he also urged for anyone that have received messages from the account to disregard its content and report the matter to the authorities.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today revealed that his personal Telegram account has been hacked by ‘irresponsible individuals’. Furthermore, he also urged for anyone that have received messages from the account to disregard its content and report the matter to the authorities.

From time to time, official Twitter accounts can get hacked and in this latest case, we never thought we would get to see OPPO Malaysia's Twitter account getting hacked. Currently, the company has not said anything yet but it's certainly aware of the issue.

Last month, a group of hackers known as Anonymous Malaysia sent out a warning video to the Malaysia Government for their weak cybersecurity infrastructure. This prompted the authorities to respond and ever since then, we didn't hear anything about them until today. In this latest news, it seems that the police have arrest 11 men who are suspects of the group.

A few hours ago, a group of hackers known as Anonymous Malaysia have released a video online with a new message for the Malaysian government. It's not the first time that they have done this but apparently, they are going after them again with a "wake up call".

When it comes to hackers, many of them dare to attack any organisation. The only question is whether there's enough challenge or value in the attempt. And it seemed that some hacker believed there to be value in hacking into the Malaysian Armed Forces' (ATM) networks.

There are a lot of hackers around the world who continue to operate freely, but the time is up for seven men. Recently, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had officially charged five Chinese hackers and two Malaysian businessmen for hacking over 100 companies.

You may or may not have come across this news, but apparently it is possible for hackers to obtain your fingerprints through high-quality photos. Since using the peace-sign is one of the most popular poses for taking photos, it is reported that hackers can enlarge the photo and scan your fingerprints off.