{"id":12105,"date":"2022-11-22T16:36:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T08:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtrp.com\/?p=12105"},"modified":"2022-11-22T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T08:36:16","slug":"airasia-hit-by-ransomware-attack-perpetrators-leaked-5-million-passengers-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtrp.com\/news\/2022\/11\/22\/airasia-hit-by-ransomware-attack-perpetrators-leaked-5-million-passengers-data\/","title":{"rendered":"AirAsia Hit By Ransomware Attack, Perpetrators Leaked 5 Million Passengers’ Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Companies from all around the world are constantly under threat from cybercriminals. Many big companies<\/a> were attacked by ransomware, including, for example, Acer, Accenture, CD Projekt Red, Ferrari, and many others. As far as we know, this ransomware attack was probably the most damaging one for AirAsia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is ransomware? According to Trellix<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ransomware is malware that employs encryption to hold a victim\u2019s information at ransom. A user or organization\u2019s critical data is encrypted so that they cannot access files, databases, or applications. A ransom is then demanded to provide access. Ransomware is often designed to spread across a network and target database and file servers and can thus quickly paralyze an entire organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Lowyat.net<\/a> reported that AirAsia has become a victim of the Daixin ransomware group.. All of the company’s employees’ personal information as well as that of five million unique passengers has been exposed as a result of the attack, which appears to have occurred over the course of two days earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AirAsia Group is allegedly hit by Daixin ransomware group 5M UNIQUE Passengers personal data, All employees personal data leaked@ransomwaremap<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/M9bg22S5QW<\/a><\/p>— Soufiane Tahiri (@S0ufi4n3) November 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>