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TM might have been unlucky as the company faces a data breach before the year ends. However, it has released a statement to clarify the incident and inform its customers that the company has taken the necessary measures to minimise the potential impact.
According to the press release, the data breach involves 250,248 customers' data, constituting both individual customers and SMEs. The data type affected consists of only customer names, phone numbers and emails. It emphasises that no other information was breached.
TM has notified the affected customers, and those who did not receive any notification are not impacted. Furthermore, the telecommunication company has also reported the matter to the relevant authorities, including the National Cyber Coordination & Command Centre (NC4), Department of Privacy & Data Protection (JPDP), and the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Of course, it's worth mentioning that regardless of being affected or not affected in this incident, we must be cautious of suspicious calls and emails nowadays. What do you think about the news? Leave a comment to let us know your opinion, and stay tuned to TechNave.com for the latest local tech news.
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