Deputy Science, Technology and Innova­tion Minister Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah highlighted the alarming figure when he said there was a sharp spike in computer hacking cases detected by CyberSecurity Malaysia (MyCert). “There were only three cases detected by MyCert in 2014. One involving Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) and two involving corporate companies in the country. He added that in 2016, there were 23 cases involving CNII recorded, 18 cases involving corporate companies, three universities and six home users. He said victims’ computers were infected by the malicious software designed to block access to the computer system until a sum of money was paid.

Source: The Star November 01, 2016 23:38 UTC