Hacker group R00TK1T, via Telegram, have claimed responsibility for sending out phishing SMS to 'thousands' of customers in the past few days directly through
Hacker group R00TK1T, via Telegram, have claimed responsibility for sending out phishing SMS to 'thousands' of customers in the past few days directly through Maxis. Based on our findings, several users have indeed reported of receiving suspicious messages from the telco's official line since earlier this month, some of which even occurred prior to the group's announcement regarding its attack.
In separate posts shared on X , customers are saying that they've received SMS from Maxis concerning point redemption, which also included a suspicious hyperlink. While some have mentioned that the link leads to a suspicious and unsecure website, one user noted that clicking it resulted in initiating a large payment to a TikTok shop through their bank.
In the same update, R00TK1T claims that 'large sums of money have mysteriously vanished' from bank accounts of Maxis users, which has ended up 'into the pockets of third-party companies. Complaints notwithstanding, we're unable to verify if any of the telco's customers have actually fallen prey to the phishing scam, though one user on X is claiming that a friend has allegedly lost RM1,200 from their bank account.https://twitter.
R00TK1T previously threatened to take further action against Maxis for denying its recent attacks. Just two days ago, the hacker group claims to have successfully breached the telco's Kulim network, and even shared screenshots of its backend system to Telegram. Maxis has yet to provide an update regarding R00TK1T's recent alleged attacks. On that note, we've also reached out to the telco for comment.