Singapore's Cyber Command Ran Its First Scam Sweep. It Was the Third in Six Weeks
Singapore stood up a dedicated Cyber Command on 3 July. Its first islandwide scam sweep was the third such operation in...
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CSA Flags GlobalProtect Auth-Bypass CVE-2026-0257 as Critical While Attackers Forge VPN Cookies in the Wild
Singapore's CSA rates a GlobalProtect authentication-bypass flaw critical (9.1) — sterner than Palo Alto's own HIGH rati...
Threat Brief, Week of 18 May 2026: State-Backed Espionage in Malaysia, a Malware-Signing Takedown, and the Defender Itself Under Fire
Our weekly read of the threat landscape: a state-backed actor ran a bespoke espionage operation against Malaysian govern...
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The AI SOC arms race lands in ASEAN: Flocks, Claude, and the agentic security stack of mid-2026
On 6 May 2026, Singapore-headquartered ThreatBook launched Flocks and SafeSkill — landing in an AI SOC category that alr...
Ransomware Attacks on ASEAN Healthcare Hit Record High in Q1 2026
Ransomware attacks on ASEAN healthcare organisations hit a record high in Q1 2026. Here is what hospital IT teams and he...
Qilin Ransomware Hit Kuala Lumpur International Airport — Malaysia Said No to $10 Million
Qilin ransomware hit Kuala Lumpur International Airport in March 2025, demanding $10 million. PM Anwar Ibrahim refused t...
Prasarana Malaysia Breached: RansomHub Stole 316GB From the Company Running KL's Buses and Trains
RansomHub ransomware group stole 316GB from Prasarana Malaysia, the company running Kuala Lumpur's buses, LRT and MRT. H...
Vietnam Hospital Breach: 112,000 Patient Records Advertised on Dark Web for Sale
In June 2024, hackers put 112,000 patient and staff records from Hanoi's Hong Ngoc General Hospital on sale on the dark...
Malaysia Topped Southeast Asia for Web Attacks in 2024 — 19.62 Million Hits in Six Months
Malaysia recorded 19.62 million web-based cyberattacks in H1 2024 — topping all of Southeast Asia. Here is what the data...
Indonesia Is Hit by 3,300 Cyberattacks Every Week — And Most Go Undetected for Months
Between February and August 2024, Indonesia averaged 3,300 cyberattacks per week. Most organisations don't detect breach...
Big Pharmacy Malaysia Data Breach: 50GB Exposed in a Sector That Stores Your Prescription History
Big Pharmacy Malaysia suffered a 50GB data breach in 2024 exposing prescription data, customer records and employee info...
Singapore Lost S$1.1 Billion to Scams in 2024 — AI Voice Cloning Is Making It Worse
Singapore lost S$1.1 billion to scams in 2024. AI voice cloning and deepfakes are making traditional awareness-based def...
Thailand's Government Ministry Hit by Tengu Ransomware — Hackers Demanded $300K
Tengu ransomware hit a Thai government ministry in 2024, demanding $300,000. Here is the attack breakdown and what it me...
South Korean Coupang Breach Hit 33.7 Million Users — What It Means for ASEAN E-Commerce
South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang suffered a data breach affecting 33.7 million customers in December 2025. Here...
ASEAN Cyberattacks Doubled in 2024 — Manufacturing, Government and Finance Were the Targets
Cyberattacks in ASEAN doubled in 2024 vs 2023, with 67% of all incidents concentrated in a single year. Here is the full...
Bank Syariah Indonesia Mega-Breach: 15 Million Customer Records and the Lessons It Left
LockBit ransomware attacked Bank Syariah Indonesia in 2023, disrupting services and claiming 15 million customer records...
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