Cyber attack disrupts Kuala Lumpur airport
A cyber attack disrupted systems at Kuala Lumpur International Airport for days; Malaysia refused a $10m ransom.
- Service
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Date
- 23 March 2025
- Cause
- Cyberattack
- Duration
- Not stated or multi-day
- Status
- resolved
- Severity
- major
- Region
- Global
- Source
- CM-Alliance ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “Cyber attack disrupts Kuala Lumpur airport”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 23 Mar 2025. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2025-03-23-kuala-lumpur-international-airport-outage/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: CM-Alliance, https://www.cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/biggest-cyber-attacks-ransomware-attacks-data-breaches-of-march-2025.
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