PETALING JAYA: The MyKad data of 17 million Malaysians has allegedly been leaked and is being sold on the dark web.
According to a post by AI-powered dark web intelligence X account @stealthmole_int, it claims that the data of 17 million Malaysian citizens’ MyKad has been leaked and is being sold on the dark web.
“As proof, they have publicly shared samples of Malaysian ID cards on the dark web.”
The post also added such data breach raises concerns as it can lead to serious crimes.
“This massive data breach raises concerns as it could lead to serious crimes like identity theft and financial fraud.”
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