Hacker alleges to have stolen Telekom Malaysia’s customer database with ‘nearly 20 million effective user data’ (Updated with TM’s statement)


Telekom Malaysia’s headquarters and campus in Cyberjaya. Previously, the company disclosed that it suffered a data breach affecting a select number of customers back in July 2023. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

Update: TM released a statement claiming that it had received a ransom note recently, which had prompted “an immediate and thorough investigation to verify these claims”.

It claims that its investigation has shown “that the alleged materials is pre-processed, recycled and dated”.

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