MEDIA Prima Bhd’s business operations have not been compromised following a cyberattack on its systems, said the company.

“The group wishes to state that at no time were our core business operations – broadcast, print, out-of-home advertising, content production and digital publishing – interrupted,” said corporate communications general manager Azlan Abdul Aziz in an emailed statement to The Malaysian Insight.

“Media Prima refrains from making public comments on matters related to security and internal systems.”

The public-listed company, which owns various media outlets, was hit by a ransomware attack on Thursday, with hackers demanding a ransom of RM26 million in bitcoin.

Such attacks employ software that blocks access until the ransom is paid.

It was reported that Media Prima has decided not to pay the ransom. – November 13, 2018.