Malaysian Government Details

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    Malaysian Government

    Putrajaya • 1000000 employees • Governments

    https://www.malaysia.gov.my/portal/index
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    The Malaysian Government, also known as the Federal Government of Malaysia, is the federal administrative authority of Malaysia, a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. It operates under the framework of the Westminster parliamentary system and is divided into three branches: the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. The Executive is headed by the Prime Minister, who acts as the head of government, while the King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) serves as the ceremonial head of state.

    Malaysia gained independence from British colonial rule on August 31, 1957. Since then, its go...
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    Security Incidents

    Malaysian Government Breach of Jul 2024
    Severity Score
    Significant to High

    Type

    Unknown

    Summary

    In July, threat actors launched a targeted cyberattack against political figures and government officials in Malaysia, leveraging malicious ISO files to deliver Babylon RAT. The ISO files contained multiple components, including a shortcut file, a hidden PowerShell script, a malicious executable, and a decoy PDF file, designed to deceive users into thinking they were interacting with legitimate documents. Upon opening the ISO file, a PowerShell script executed in the background, launching the decoy PDF and copying the malicious executable to the %appdata% directory, while creating a registry e...
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    Severity

    The recent targeted cyberattack campaign against Malaysian political figures and government officials, leveraging malicious ISO files to deliver the Babylon RAT, presents a significant threat. The attack, active since July, uses sophisticated techniques involving multiple components, including PowerShell scripts and decoy PDF files, to deceive victims and establish persistent control over their devices. Given Babylon RAT's capabilities in surveillance, data theft, and remote control, the campaign poses severe risks to sensitive information and operations within high-profile institutions.

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    Impact

    The recent cyberattack campaign targeting high-profile individuals and government officials in Malaysia involved the deployment of malicious ISO files, ultimately delivering the Babylon Remote Access Trojan (RAT). This attack, active since July, primarily sought to compromise and gather sensitive information from its victims, leveraging sophisticated techniques such as hidden PowerShell scripts, malicious executables, and decoy PDF files.

    While the investigation has not definitively confirmed the exposure of customer data, given the targets, it's highly likely that sensitive political and gov...
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