No cases of NotPetya ransomware in Malaysia currently

PETALING JAYA: There have been no reported cases of the NotPetya ransomware threat in Malaysia.
However, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab cautioned Malaysians to be vigilant about possible attacks.
"At present, we are monitoring the situation. Our technical team is on standby and consistently keeping abreast with other CERTs (Computer Emergency Response Teams) around the world to obtain more information," he said.
"So far, we have not received any report in regard to the attack."
He also urged the public to equip themselves with cyber security knowledge to avoid such attacks and other online threats.
NotPetya is the latest malware menace affecting computers worldwide. Last month, many businesses globally were attacked by another ransomware, WannaCry.
The National Security Council said NotPetya is a modified strain of the Petya malware, and is capable of encrypting a computer and "holding it ransom".
To regain access to their computers, victims must make payment via Bitcoin to an e-mail address under German service provider Posteo.
Malaysians were also advised to avoid making online transactions at public WiFi spots like restaurants, airports and other public areas.
CSM's Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT) portal published an advisory on its site explaining that the ransomware exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
MyCERT's advisory may be found at www.mycert.org.my/en/services/advisories/mycert/2017/main/detail/1272/index.html.
For more information, contact MyCERT via cyber999@cybersecurity.my or 019-266 5850 for 24-hour incident reporting.