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Malaysia recorded financial losses of RM1.12 billion due to online scams between 1 January and 30 June 2025. So, what should you know about it?

According to the latest IPSOS report, 76% of Malaysians have encountered and been targeted by scams at one point in their lives; records from the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) reported that over RM1.34 billion was lost to scammers in 2023. To counter this, CelcomDigi Berhad (CelcomDigi) is launching a Scam Awareness Survey. So, what should you know about it?

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching today revealed that a whopping RM1.34 billion of losses due to online scams were recorded in our country last year. This is according to the National Scam Response Centre’s (NSRC) data from 1 January to 8 December 2023.

Previously, we reported on the number of scam-related media blocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) this year. Now, further details regarding the scourge of scams in Malaysia have been revealed and the action taken against them, this time regarding scam calls.

It’s that time of the year again. Today, Budget Malaysia 2024 (Bajet Malaysia 2024) was unveiled by Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim. During this budget reveal, Anwar announced a service tax hike from 6% to 8%. That said, how could this affect you?

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that our country recorded approximately 800,000 attempts of cyberattack during a 5-year period. Its Deputy Minister, Teo Nie Ching further elaborated that this was from Cyber Security Malaysia’s (CSM) statistics from 2017 to 2021.