AirAsia Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (MALAIR1772151934)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the AirAsia breach identified under incident ID MALAIR1772151934.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of AirAsia's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airasia, the number of followers: 919986, the industry type: Airlines and Aviation and the number of employees: 14245 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 737 and after the incident was 630 with a difference of -107 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on AirAsia and their customers.

On 22 February 2026, Malaysia Airlines disclosed Ransomware issues under the banner "Qilin Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Malaysia Airlines".

The Qilin ransomware gang has listed Malaysia Airlines on its dark web leak site, marking the latest in a series of cyberattacks targeting the aviation sector.

Impact assessments are still underway, so the full scope is not yet clear.

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

The case underscores how Unconfirmed.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating aviation sector...prime target for ransomware groups and Trusted Relationship (T1199) with lower confidence (40%), supported by evidence indicating linked to Russian cybercriminal networks. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified User Execution: Malicious File (T1204.002) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified OS Credential Dumping (T1003) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating access to sensitive personal and corporate data. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating passenger names, passport details, internal documents. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating qilin has yet to provide proof of stolen data and Exfiltration Over Web Service (T1567) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating listed on its dark web leak site. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating qilin ransomware gang...ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and Defacement: Internal Defacement (T1491.001) with lower confidence (40%), supported by evidence indicating disrupted flight information displays, check-in systems. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating ransomware groups often withhold evidence during negotiations. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.