Maxis says its system is unaffected after R00tk1t hacker group threatens to expose ‘treasure trove of customer data’


Maxis discovered a suspected incident of unauthorised access to a system belonging to one of its third-party vendors. — Maxis

PETALING JAYA: Maxis released a statement saying that it did not find any issues with its systems after the notorious hacker group R00tk1t claimed to have breached its infrastructure and threatened to expose a “treasure trove of customer data”.

However, it discovered a suspected incident of unauthorised access to a system belonging to one of its third-party vendors.

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