Well Chip reports malware attack


PETALING JAYA: Well Chip Group Bhd said it recently experienced a cybersecurity incident involving a malware attack to some of its information technology (IT) servers which blocked off access to data contained.

Upon discovering the incident, the group said it took immediate and appropriate actions to identify, contain, isolate and remediate the affected servers.

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Well Chip said investigations are ongoing, and it will conduct a rigorous review of the incident and its IT systems to enhance as well as strengthen its overall cybersecurity infrastructure.

“As part of this process, the group has appointed a third-party forensic consultant to investigate the incident, address any potential gap and strengthen its overall cybersecurity infrastructure,” it said.

As of yesterday, it said it is not aware of any external leakage of data, while reporting that it has embarked on the process of reporting the incident to the relevant authorities.

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