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PM lodges report on hacked Telegram, Signal accounts: PMO

Prime Minister’s Office states it believes goal was to commit fraud

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 09 Aug 2022 9:17AM

PM lodges report on hacked Telegram, Signal accounts: PMO
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has lodged a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) on hacking activities involving his personal Telegram and Signal accounts. – Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Facebook pic, August 9, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has lodged a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) on his personal Telegram and Signal accounts being hacked by irresponsible parties.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement today stated that it believed the accounts were used for fraudulent criminal activities and advised those who received messages from the accounts concerned to ignore them and report to the authorities.

“Any individual who receives a message from the accounts should ignore it as it is a fake message from an individual impersonating the prime minister.

“Anyone who has fallen victim of financial or other types of frauds should lodge a report immediately to PDRM and MCMC,” according to the statement. – Bernama, August 9, 2022

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