MYCERT ISSUES ALERT ABOUT CROWDSTRIKE INCIDENT EXPLOITATION OF PHISHING AND MALWARE

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (Bernama) – The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT) has issued a critical alert following reports of an increase in phishing attacks exploiting the recent CrowdStrike incidents.

These attacks use fraudulent domains, command-and-control (C2) Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and malware binaries to compromise systems and steal sensitive information, MyCERT said on its website today.

It was said that the phishing domains mimic legitimate websites and trick users into unknowingly installing malware or revealing personal credentials.

Meanwhile, attackers use C2 servers to maintain control of compromised devices and steal sensitive data.

In addition, malware distributed via websites or emails exacerbates the threat landscape by performing malicious actions on infected devices, MyCERT noted.

The agency has provided 30 potential indicators of compromise (IoC) with their value, type and other information on its website.

“To protect your organization from the recent increase in phishing attacks using phishing domains, C2 IPs and malware binaries, monitoring and protection based on deployed IoCs is critical.

“In general, CyberSecurity Malaysia advises users to stay up to date with the latest security announcements from vendors and follow best security guidelines to determine which updates should be applied,” it added.

For further information and assistance, MyCERT encourages the public to contact them through various communication channels including email (cyber999(at)cybersecurity.my), telephone (1-300-88-2999 during business hours, mobile: +60 19 2665850 for 24/7 incident reporting) and social media platforms (Website: MyCERT, Twitter: MyCERT on Twitter, Facebook: MyCERT on Facebook).

Yesterday, media reported that a massive cyber outage affected important institutions such as airlines, banks, media companies and hospitals in several countries.

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. is an American cybersecurity technology company based in Austin, Texas. It provides penetration, workload, endpoint security, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services.

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