News & Reviews:   Central Database Hub

The Selangor State Government has announced that it is ready to share data collected through the Selangkah application with the Central Database Hub (PADU). Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari asserted that data from the Selangkah app would be used for cross-checking and updating the information of Selangor residents in PADU.

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli today announced that a total of 11.55 million or 52.6 per cent of Malaysians aged 18 and above have updated their info on the Central Database Hub (PADU) as of the deadline yesterday. This makes a total of 17.65 million or 58.7 per cent of the people’s profiles updated on the database, including those aged under 18 years old.

With today being the last day to register for the Central Database Hub (PADU), the database has gotten quite a surge of signups over the past few days. As of 11.59pm yesterday (30 March), 10.85 million people have registered for PADU, with the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) targeting a 50 per cent registration rate by the deadline tonight.

Former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has revealed that he will be lodging a police report for identity theft after an initial failed attempt to register for the Central Database Hub (PADU). Taking to Instagram, Khairy said that someone had misused his IC number to register for the database.

It’s no secret that since its launch on 2 January, the Central Database Hub (PADU) has faced scrutiny from the public, the number of people updating their info on the database is still low despite the due date being just a mere 7 days away. With the Sarawak Government also voicing reservations about PADU, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Economy Minister Rafizi Ramil to clarify the database’s registration issue at the Cabinet Meeting next week.

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli took to the Dewan Rakyat to allay any fears of cybersecurity breaches of the Central Database Hub (PADU). Lauding the resoluteness of the database’s security, he revealed that PADU has withstood over 2 million hacking attempts every week.

The Central Database Hub (PADU) has denied the viral message that’s currently circulating on social media which claims that its database has been hacked by the hacker group ROOTK1T. Dubbing it as fake news, PADU thus advises the public to not share or spread the viral message.

Despite launching on 2 January, the number of people updating their info on the Central Database Hub (PADU) remained low, with it not even achieving 20% after nearly two months. Accordingly, a local NGO has urged for the registration due date to be extended so that more people can update their info.

The Central Database Hub (PADU) passed a significant milestone yesterday, recording over 3 million registrations. Specifically, PADU through its official Facebook page announced that 3.08 million Malaysians and permanent residents (PRs) have updated their info on the database as of 11.59pm on 13 February 2024.

The Economy Ministry today refuted a viral message that has been making its rounds on social media regarding the Central Database Hub (PADU). Dubbing the viral message as fake news, read on to find out more about the PSA by the Ministry.