News & Reviews:   PDRM

Yesterday, we reported how Meta and TikTok have pledged their commitments to monitor fake news and 3R (race, religion, royalty) issues on their platforms following a meeting with MCMC and the Communications Ministry. Today, MCMC and PDRM released a joint statement following up on the matter, urging the 2 companies to step up monitoring of harmful content.

The Home Ministry has revealed that it has procured a total of 7,648 body worn cameras (BWCs) for the Royal Malaysia Police’s (PDRM) use. Accordingly, Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK) director Datuk Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad has revealed further details on the BWCs’ usage, which you can read on to find out more.

A total of RM2.5 million in losses was recorded in 2023 linked to fraud cases on social applications. The number covers as many as 494 cases involving cases of impersonation as a contact through social applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook. So, what should you know about it?

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Whoscall are collaborating to bolster Malaysia's defenses against scams. At the 'Scam Free Malaysia Carnival', they recently announced the giveaway of 1 million Whoscall Premium accounts, worth over RM87 million for free, to help protect Malaysians. 

The advancement of technology meant more freedom and creativity for everyone. But that could mean more harm too. Since the MCMC is responsible for the curation of media in Malaysia, does that mean they can check your phones too? This is what a minister has to say about it.

Previously, we mentioned how the MCMC has blocked over 2.6 million scam calls. Today, the CEO of Gogolook, Manwoo Joo announced the pick-up rate for scam calls has fallen by 10%. This success can be credited to Whoscall collaboration with PDRM.

With the region’s ongoing threat of cross-border cybercrime, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Royal Thai Police may join forces to establish a joint committee to tackle the issue. This was among the matters discussed during the 26th Thailand-Malaysia Working Committee Meeting on Criminal Activities in Shah Alam recently.

Over 73 per cent of cell phone numbers in our country, or approximately 21 million people were leaked or sold to scammers last year. According to the Gogolook 2022 Annual Fraud Report, Malaysia was granted the unwanted title of being 1st place in cell phone numbers breached by the global security company.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) revealed that it has blocked a total of 6,381 gambling sites from 2020 until the end of 2022. The sites were blocked at the request of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).

All summonses from the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and Road Transport Department (JPJ) are set to be integrated into one database system beginning this year. According to the Transport Ministry’s Secretary-General Datuk Isham Ishak, the initiative would allow for the summons system issued by both agencies to be more effective in terms of enforcement.