There appears to be a potential data breach at two Malaysian government agencies as an online individual claims to be selling personal data of over 22 million Malaysians on an online forum. The seller claims to be the same party behind last year’s saleThe first database on sale allegedly contains 22.5 million records obtained from the National Registration Department ’sAPIs. Apparently, the database covers the entire adult population in Malaysia who are born between 1940 to 2004.
To provide proof that the data is legit, the seller also provided a sample record belonging to Home Affairs Minister Dato Seri Hamzah bin Zainudin. Also attached is his IC photo which matches the Minister. The entire database is 160GB in size and it is selling for USD 10,000 .
. The personal details aren’t the worst part as the seller is also selling actual photos of IC as well as electronic Know Your Customer images of people taking selfies while holding their IC.Looking at SPR’s website, these images are used for verification purposes when registering as a new voter. The whole database including the eKYC photos is 67GB in size and they are selling it for USD 2,000 .
These leaks continue to raise concerns about the cybersecurity of government agencies. The personal data of Malaysians could be misused for potential scams and phishing attacks by syndicates the database contains contact number, IC number, and full addresses. With the extra eKYC photos allegedly obtained from the Election Commission, Malaysians could be potential victims of identity theft. The IC and verification selfies can be misused to apply for products and services without their permission.. He said the firewall of the data security control system was very secure and all information is protected.
'Breach'
'tubuh jawatankuasa kaji...' also 'pru is coming'
Even our fingerprint data?
Sold by Be End~
Babi.
Elections coming soon?
We talk so much about national security,hackers & external threat. Yet, many times personal data of many Malaysians were compromised internally. Why are we not addressing internal security threats?
Gov and their dog shlt tech standards.
cybersecuritymy camana boleh lepas ni
Malaysia, the land of scammers, cheats. liars, hypocrites and the insanely corrupt. 😂
Best giler. Prepare for ID fraud.
rakyat takleh saman dorang ke? 🥹
Malaysia database probably the most vulnerable of all time.
😂😂😂
which dumbass 3% still using? lol but nvm the scammers dont need mysj info anymore they got JPN database lagi complete
jpnhqofficial buat tak tahu je ke dari hari tu?
Malaysia always cibai . Everything can be sold to third party people and can do side money eventhough you work with government . Nothing can be done to save this country because is rotten to the roots
Scammer dan Rakyat berpisah tiada PDRM : “kami masih menjalankan siasatan” alasan rasmi semenjak azali
This is how scammers know that much.
Malaysian citizen data has been at risk for the longest time based on past events and incidents - Question is what are agencies like Mampu and NACSAmalaysia doing to combat this? How does Malaysia encourage tech investment when this most basic of elements we can’t get right?
Wowww...data for more than half of Malaysian....must be well connected.
Any comment JPN Malaysia This is a very serious offence if its true. Do comment on this. staronline MsiaChronicle kinitv fmtoday
Who's responsible for this? Rakyat's data is at stake! Are you guys for real?
kerajaan pasti dpt menangani isu ni. keyakinan rkyt kpd kerajaan bn amat tinggi dan kerajaan bn telah membuktikan kecekapan nya. ini la kerajaan yg rakyat perlukan selama ni. tiada lagi yg rkyt harapkan melainkan umno.
Who will explain this leak? Who will take responsibility? sprgovmy jpnhqofficial PDRMsia, tu personal details menteri awak jugak tu. Takkan nak biarkan aje?
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