KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- Cybercriminals are increasingly shifting their focus beyond mere data theft to disrupting people's daily lives through attacks on physical systems and operational technology (OT).
Cyberattacks Now Target Disruption Of Daily Life, Not Just Data Theft
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- National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) Chief Executive Dr Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin said Malaysia was not exempt from this threat, particularly attacks targeting industrial control systems in the healthcare, energy, water supply and supply chain sectors.
- Citing recent incidents in Europe, he said breaches that crippled supermarket operations and blood bank refrigeration systems demonstrated how a new generation of cyberattacks was deliberately designed to disrupt essential public services.
- "This capability has increased the scale, speed and intensity of cyberattacks worldwide, and Malaysia, like other countries, is not exempt from the risk of facing similar modus operandi," he told Bernama.
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