Malaysian airport operator hit by ransomware, $10 million demanded
Malaysian airport operator MAHB was hit by a cyber-attack, and the attackers demanded a $10 million ransom. Prime Minister Anwar refused to pay the ransom. MAHB denied any disruption to Kuala Lumpur International Airport operations, but sources claimed there was disruption lasting about 10 hours.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Malaysia Airports Holdings
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- The operator's and sources' accounts differ on whether airport operations were disrupted
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Malaysia
Timeline
- Prime Minister Anwar disclosed the cyber-attack on MAHB and the attackers' $10 million ransom demand.
- Prime Minister Anwar's refusal to pay the ransom became known.
- MAHB denied disruption to airport operations, but sources claimed there had been disruption lasting about 10 hours.
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