Author: Izzat Najmi Abdullah

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Izzat Najmi

Izzat Najmi is a Senior Writer for Fintech News Malaysia.

A major data leak has reportedly exposed the MyKad information of 17 million Malaysians, sparking fears of potential identity theft and financial fraud. The incident, allegedly disclosed by a Singapore-based dark web intelligence agency, Stealth Mole’s Fusion Intelligence Center on December 3rd via their X (formerly Twitter) account, has sent shockwaves through the nation. The firm claims that malicious actors are selling this trove of sensitive data on the dark web, with samples of Malaysian ID cards reportedly shared as proof. This breach, if it’s in any way true, could represent one of the largest leaks of personal data in…

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