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Cyber news for Southeast Asia and India, published daily: breaches and ransomware claims, scam-centre prosecutions, regulators and courts, plus the worldwide flaws that need patching now.
Bank Indonesia cyber alert: the central bank told payment operators to tighten security and report incidents faster on 9 November, as OJK and BI activated a joint response team.
BIR hacked claims now put the leak at more than 10 million taxpayers. The figure is unverified, and the bureau said on 9 November it is still assessing the situation.
Fraud charges in Singapore: four men are accused of pledging a home as collateral for over S$6 million in loans without its owner knowing, using a forged NRIC.
SEC Philippines data leak: the corporate regulator has told users of its online portals that their names, contact details and tax ID numbers were exposed.
Bank of Thailand cyber attacks response: the central bank met every bank's CIO on 9 November, moved attack reporting to daily and ordered payment-system drills.
Thailand cyber threat alert: the National Security Council is raising monitoring of critical systems and asking companies to check control systems after Europe's fridge attacks.
NACSA XCPE warning: Malaysia's cyber agency says Android TV boxes can arrive with malware in their firmware that a factory reset won't remove. It named no brands.
Coretax data breach claim: a seller called Marlanwg offers access to Indonesia's tax system and 10.5 million tax return records. The tax office has not confirmed it.
Vietnam Thanh Hóa hotel fraud ring: 94 people are charged after police raided a hotel where 113 foreigners ran investment, betting and job scams on victims abroad.
Ho Chi Minh City fake stock trading platform scam: police found 13 Chinese nationals and a Moroccan running lookalike trading sites from a house in Tân Mỹ ward.
Indonesia bank cyber attack fears: OJK says the banking system is safe and has put banks on 24-hour alert after threat-map screenshots went viral. No breach has been confirmed.
Mae Sot mule account raid: Thai cyber police arrested three men running a fake nail salon that turned bank accounts into ready-to-use phones for scam and gambling networks.
