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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.

Lembaga Tabung Haji is reminding the people not open any doubtful messages or posts to avoid falling victims to online scam.

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

Datuk Seri Dr Awang Adek Hussin said that, between 2020 and 2022, the total number of fraud-related complaints rose by 100 per cent.

The online scam syndicate conned the woman with legal action for being allegedly involved in money-laundering activities.

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

The trend underscores how fraudsters worldwide profit off disinformation, casting a wide net across social media users.

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.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

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.