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Liechtenstein is investigating a cyberattack on its confidential registry of beneficial owners, which exposed information on approximately 31,000 registered trusts and foundations. Authorities say no financial data was compromised.
Malaysia's Immigration Department has decided to postpone any internal disciplinary action against officers implicated in the MyIMMs hacking case until the MACC completes its investigation into potential corruption elements.
South Korea's foreign ministry confirmed a significant data breach affecting nearly 10,000 current and retired diplomats after a hacker infiltrated a government training academy's online system in February.
A 20-year-old from east London and an 18-year-old from the West Midlands received five-and-a-half-year sentences for hacking Transport for London in September 2024, exposing seven million customers' details and causing £25m in losses.
A significant cybersecurity breach affecting approximately 70,000 Singapore residents has exposed personal information stored in an IBM-managed cloud environment, prompting wider concerns about data protection standards across Southeast Asia.
Singapore's Land Authority disclosed that approximately 70,000 individuals had their personal information exposed through unauthorized access to an IBM-managed cloud system used for property registration testing.
India's government has launched an investigation into a major cybersecurity breach at Tata Electronics, Apple's Indian manufacturing partner, after confidential documents relating to the unreleased iPhone 18 Pro were posted online by ransomware attackers.