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Liechtenstein's government is investigating a cyberattack on its confidential registry of beneficial owners, exposing information on 31,000 registered entities. Authorities say only names and residencies were compromised, with no financial data accessed.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested five additional immigration officers as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged unauthorized access to the MyIMMs portal, intensifying scrutiny of security lapses within the immigration department.
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Five immigration officers have been arrested following questioning by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission regarding the MyIMMs hacking incident. The detentions expand the scope of the ongoing probe.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested 12 people, including six immigration officers, in connection with a major breach of the MyIMMs system. Arrests were conducted at MACC headquarters and Penang immigration offices.
Australia's largest electricity and gas retailer Origin Energy is urgently investigating a potential security incident involving unauthorised access to customer information, though payment details appear unaffected.
South Korea confirms a major data breach at a government training academy has compromised roughly 10,000 records of diplomats. Officials are investigating whether state-sponsored hackers may be involved in the incident.
A ransomware group has published thousands of files allegedly stolen from India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, including facility blueprints and supplier information. The breach highlights escalating cyber threats to critical infrastructure in Asia.
A cybersecurity incident affecting an IBM-managed cloud system has compromised the personal information of approximately 70,000 residents in Singapore, raising fresh concerns about data protection in the region's digital infrastructure.
Singapore's Land Authority disclosed that approximately 70,000 residents' personal information was exposed through unauthorised access to an IBM-managed cloud system intended for development purposes, though operational property records remain secure.
India's government has begun investigating a data breach at Tata Electronics involving stolen Apple iPhone 18 Pro specifications and supplier lists posted online by a ransomware group.
A Singapore Traffic Police officer has been sentenced to 16 months imprisonment after unlawfully accessing government databases and sharing confidential information with a friend, enabling him to identify and threaten a woman who had reported him to authorities.
A ransomware attack on Apple's Indian supplier Tata Electronics has exposed detailed information about the unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, including component specifications, supplier networks, and prototype imagery posted on the dark web.