Data leak claim involving Maybank, Astro and EC being probed, says Fahmi

Data leak claim involving Maybank, Astro and EC being probed, says Fahmi

Communications and digital minister Fahmi Fadzil says it is a serious issue as it involves the details of nearly 13 million Malaysians.

A website is said to have listed the details of 3.5 million Astro subscribers, 1.8 million Maybank customers as well as 7.2 million voters.
KUALA LUMPUR:
Cybersecurity Malaysia (CSM) and the Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) have been instructed to investigate the alleged data leakage involving almost 13 million Malaysians that was widely shared on social media this morning.

Communications and digital minister Fahmi Fadzil said the leakage was serious as it involved a large amount of information.

“I will ask CSM and JPDP to investigate whether there is a data leak involving the parties concerned and take action,” he said.

Earlier, he shared a post of a Facebook user with the name “Pendakwah Teknologi” who claimed that user information on nearly 13 million Malaysians from Maybank, Astro and Election Commission (EC) websites had been leaked.

According to the post, a website listed details of 3.5 million Astro subscribers and 1.8 million Maybank customers, as well as 7.2 million voters at 7.56pm on Dec 25.

The leaked information allegedly involved the login ID, full name, date of birth, address and identity card number of a user.

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