The Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) digital system was recently attacked by hackers who demanded “10 million dollars”, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
In his speech at the 218th Police Day celebration this morning, he revealed that the cyber attack happened “about one or two days” ago.
However, he said, the government decided not to bow down to the criminals and instead planned to allocate more budget to improve Malaysia’s cyber security.
“Yesterday we discussed cyberattacks and hacking, and (an incident) that was quite serious involving MAHB about one or two days ago.
“The discussion revolved around how we plan to address demands from the hackers, who wanted 10 million dollars and such.
“When I was informed about this, alhamdulillah it was during Ramadan, I didn’t even wait five seconds to say no (to the demands).
“There is no way this country will be safe if its leaders and system allow us to bow down to ultimatums from criminals or traitors, either foreign or domestic,” Anwar said.
The prime minister did not go into much detail about the cyber attack incident and whether it has been resolved.
While he admitted that such a decision has its risks, he said the incident shows the need for the country to allocate more resources to the police and Bank Negara, among others, to prepare themselves for cyber threats.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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