PETALING JAYA: The National Registration Department (JPN) has confirmed receiving a report over the alleged sale of a personal information database involving four million Malaysians.
Its director-general Ruslin Jusoh told Sinar Harian that his department had received a report on the matter, but refused to disclose further details.
“We will inform (the media) at another time,” he said.
Earlier today, tech website Lowyat.net reported that a JPN database holding personal details of four million Malaysians had been put up for sale at a marketplace forum.
The database also allegedly contained information from the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) website.
It was priced at 0.2 Bitcoin (RM35,495).
A Twitter user, Adnan Mohd Shukor, said the database contains information on identity card numbers, home addresses, mobile phone numbers and email addresses.