Malaysian Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil ordered an inquiry into an alleged massive data breach affecting around 13 million citizens. The leaks reportedly involve data from Maybank, satellite broadcaster Astro and the Election Commission.
Fadzil ordered the national cyber security specialist agency CyberSecurity Malaysia and the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Department to investigate whether there is a data leak involving the parties concerned and take legal action.
On Saturday, Malaysia’s largest financial services group Maybank denied the alleged claim of a customer data breach. It said, “After investigation, it confirms that these accusations are false.”
“We would like to reassure you that your data remains secure [and] private and that no customer data has been compromised. We will continue to prioritize our cyber security measures as customer data protection is of the utmost importance to us,” the bank said. https://twitter.com/MyMaybank/status/1609089839579951105
The leak came to light after a Facebook user by the name Pendakwah Teknologi tagged Fadzil and shared details about the data leak.
