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Police said this involved 6.4 pct of the 86,266 online scam victims recorded during the period, with overall losses amounting to RM2.7 bln.

Most of the existing laws (related to cyber security and online crime) were drafted before 2010, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The meeting aims to strengthen cooperation with the authorities to address issues of Malaysians who have been duped by job scams.

Almost two billion suspicious calls and 581 million suspicious short messaging service (SMS) were successfully blocked from reaching Malaysian consumers with the assistance of telco service providers

A religious teacher lost RM76,170 after being duped by a Macau Scam on Monday.

Malaysia and Singapore are working together to share information and expertise in dealing with online scams more effectively, said Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil.

MCMC had been planning to strengthen programmes and activities related to the spread of false information, hate speech and online scams.

To encourage this horizontal of community support for elders, there needs to be a vertical framework.

Known as "pig butchering", the schemes are operated by crime syndicates that force human trafficking victims to swindle their compatriots.

The National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) is being set up to deal with online scams or frauds that have become a global problem and an increasingly serious issue in the country.

Tan said Meta had invested to develop a technology that can provide a combination of intelligent monitoring and investigative applications.

Mohd Kamarudin said the syndicate targetted those looking for part-time work to boost their income or housewives.

Government retirees have been advised to always be careful to avoid falling prey to fraudulent activities such as non-existent investment schemes.

Scams include emails promising entry to supposedly secret lists for early vaccine access and robocallers impersonating government agencies.

Scams involving online sales of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in losses amounting to RM18 million, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.

Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.