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Malaysia has removed nearly 100,000 scam-related content items from social media platforms in the first seven months of this year, surpassing the entire 2025 total, according to Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.
Malaysia faces a sharp increase in online fraud cases, with over 8,000 charges recorded by May. A new Cyber Crime Bill set for 2026 will strengthen legal protections and enforcement mechanisms.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has strongly criticised the creation of a fraudulent WhatsApp account impersonating PH's Endau candidate Saiful Nizam Samat during the Johor state election.