PETALING JAYA: Higher education institutions (HEIs), which moved their learning and tasks online since the Covid-19 pandemic, have come under cyberattack threats.
These institutions, which deal with large amounts of valuable and sensitive personal data, have become targets of cyber-criminals, espionage, and hacktivists for ransomware attacks, said Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities president Datuk Parmjit Singh.
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