Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has confirmed that hackers breached the ministry’s cloud facility on Saturday (16 March).
However, Yeoh reassured that the extent of damage caused by the breach was minimal, and no sensitive data was exposed, according to NST.
She stated, “The Youth and Sports Ministry’s cloud was hacked on Saturday afternoon. We then reported it to the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) and CyberSecurity Malaysia.”
“We have taken swift action. At present, the situation is under control, and we have implemented several technical interventions.”
She also added that, “Everything is under control.”
The compromised files were limited to administrative documents, without any involvement of external parties or compromise of private information.
Cloud services offer diverse features, including accessibility from various devices and locations.
