KUALA LUMPUR – Following reports of a possible cybersecurity hit, public transportation provider Prasarana Malaysia Berhad has confirmed the ransomware attack.
In a statement today, Prasarana said that the company’s cybersecurity team has identified the threat and is currently handling the situation.
The attack involved unauthorised access to part of the company’s internal system.
So far, Prasarana said the attack has not affected their day-to-day operations.
“We are working to manage and correct the situation. We are also working with cybersecurity experts to investigate and take mitigation measures,” the company said, naming the National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) and CyberSecurity Malaysia.
Earlier today, cyber threat monitor FalconFeeds, a product of the cybersecurity firm Technisanct, reported that the RansomHub ransomware was used in the attack, potentially compromising 316GB of Prasarana’s data from its website prasarana.com.my.
FalconFeeds also indicated that the attackers plan to release the stolen data in seven days.
The attack was also reported by ransomwatch.telemetry and ransom-db.com, as well as ThreatMon Advanced Ransomware Monitoring, which said it took place yesterday at around 9pm Malaysian time. – August 26, 2024