PETALING JAYA: The data of Malaysians could fall into the wrong hands if the country becomes a target of cyberwarfare, experts said. According to a report by The Malaysian Insight, the recent cybersecurity breaches in government agencies showed Malaysia was neither prepared nor equipped for a cyber attack. Cybersecurity expert Professor Dr Selvakumar Manickam of University…
KUALA LUMPUR: While eradicating the spectre of smuggling may be a next-to-impossible task, the government has been urged to pull out all the stops to bring it down to a manageable level. Failure to do this, says criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy, could lead to a knock-on effect of heightened security risks due to the…
An addiction therapist says Malaysia should push to decriminalise drug use in small quantities as it will help addicts on the road to recovery. Chris Sekar, who is an addiction therapist at Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur, however, says that the minimum quantity allowed for personal use by addicts should be set at 20g. “Under Malaysia’s…
It has been three years since Malaysia first announced its plan to decriminalise drug use in small quantities. This effort appears to have gone up in smoke following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government in 2020. The policy is not meant to legalise personal drug use, but rather, to decriminalise it for those who…
KUALA LUMPUR: Concerns have been raised over a possible weak spot in Malaysia’s cyber security system, which could potentially grant unscrupulous parties access to the data of millions of Malaysians. The breach allegedly came in the form of an Open Systems Intelligence (OSINT) tool that is available on the publicly accessible Internet, which in theory…
PETALING JAYA: The police are on the lookout for criminal activities using the “Burundanga” drug. Kuala Lumpur Narcotics Crime Investigation Department deputy director SAC Adnan Azizon (pix) was responding to a question regarding WhatsApp messages that claimed some people had been affected by the drug, which was allegedly used to lace items such as leaflets and…
PETALING JAYA: The various movement control orders since the outbreak of Covid-19 did not stop rapists from getting at their victims – in too many cases, the restricted mobility merely trapped survivors with people they should have been able to trust. “While there was a drop in cases, it was not a significant one compared…
(槟城7日讯) 马来西亚理科大学犯罪学副教授拿督孙德拉慕迪说，虽然“澳门骗局”存在已久，还是很多人上当，相信跟“心虚”的心态，还有喜欢”settle”(搞定）的文化有关。 他接受本报访问是说，虽然媒体广泛报道相关新闻，但公众对于澳门骗局的意识仍然低落，还是不断有人受骗。 他认为，受害者会上当，有时是心态问题，因为“心虚”，可能曾经犯过错，担心被执法员找上门。 “再来就是‘搞定’文化，受害者原本希望试下解决麻烦，换来一劳永逸，但没想到付出惨重代价。” 他也说，很多人至今还不了解澳门骗局的运作方式，包括专业认识也曾遭诈骗，受害者也没有核实捞钱 的信息内容。 “诈骗者运用到是‘恐吓‘手法，设法让目标相信他们遇到了麻烦，除非将大量现金转入某个银行户头，才有办法脱身。” 建议政府提供忍受资金调查 孙德拉慕迪建议政府，为晋芳商业罪案调查部门分配忍受及提供运用资金，以确保用足够的资源调查澳门骗局。 他也说，银行方面在协助警方调查过程中应发挥重要的作用，因警方在调查时，常遇到无法联系银行，或无法冻结银行找好的情况。 “银行应设立停止交易或解决问题的中央银行操作系统，协助警方调查诈骗案。” 他也建议设立由警方和通讯及多媒体委员会共同运作的24小时全国“诈骗”查询热线中心，并提供国语，英语，华语和淡米尔语的沟通语言。 此文章来源: 星州日报.
