Malaysia

Saifuddin Abdullah’s Telegram account gets hacked too

Foreign minister says perpetrator abuses his name, picture through application

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 09 Aug 2022 8:16AM

Saifuddin Abdullah’s Telegram account gets hacked too
Prior to the personal Telegram account of Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah (pic) being hacked, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said his Telegram account had been hacked by irresponsible parties and asked members of the public to ignore messages from the account. – The Vibes file pic, August 9, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – The Telegram account of Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah was hacked by irresponsible parties several hours after the personal Telegram account of the prime minister was hit last night.

Saifuddin, in announcing the matter via a Twitter post, said the party which hacked his account had also abused his name and picture through the application.

“Whoever receives any message from my Telegram has been advised to ignore and report them to the authorities,” according to the tweet.

Earlier, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said his Telegram account had been hacked by irresponsible parties and asked members of the public to ignore messages from the account. – Bernama, August 9, 2022

Related News

Opinion / 1w

How a WhatsApp “army” helped flip Brazil’s 2026 election and why Malaysia should pay attention

Malaysia / 9mth

SMEs most vulnerable to data breaches and hacking – expert

Malaysia / 1y

Muhyiddin told to bow out gracefully as Bersatu rift deepens

Malaysia / 1y

Court issues order to stop Telegram from disseminating harmful content

Malaysia / 1y

Action against Telegram, Edisi Siasat channel for violating Act 588 – Fahmi

Malaysia / 2y

Beware of ‘wedding invites’ carrying malware, says Bukit Aman

Spotlight

Opinion

Can Najib break Madani?

World

Trump offers UFC CEO the position of Press Secretary

Malaysia

Building a great nation begins with happy families, says Anwar

Malaysia

Anwar should sack BN ministers who are not aligned with him – Muhyiddin

Malaysia

AGC rejects claims of defying King’s decree on Najib

Malaysia

Deepavali: Selangor Sultan calls on Malaysians to strengthen unity, reject hatred

Malaysia

If there were still obstacles, why accept the RM50m payment, asks Najib’s daughter

Malaysia

Where did UMNO's RM50 million payment for Najib's release come from?

By The Vibes Says

You may be interested

Malaysia

Police probe 18 incidents as 3,332 personnel prepare for Melaka polling day

Malaysia

6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near Solomon Islands

Malaysia

19 police reports lodged over offences during Melaka campaign

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

PM announces additional aid of RM2,500 for each flood victim in Selangor

Malaysia

Najib's discharge order could trigger immediate transfer to Kajang prison, says Ramkarpal

Malaysia

Northeast Monsoon: MOH prepared and on standby

Malaysia

Anwar condemns far-right extremism following deadly Poland shooting

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

Anwar hails RM203b Softbank-led AI investment as vote of confidence in Malaysia