KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan kongsi gelap di Malaysia kini tidak lagi beroperasi secara tradisional, sebaliknya berevolusi menjadi rangkaian jenayah moden yang lebih licik, tersusun dan gunakan teknologi, sekali gus menyukarkan usaha penguatkuasaan. Pakar kriminologi Pusat Penyelidikan Dasar (CPR) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Datuk Dr P Sundramoorthy, berkata perubahan itu menyaksikan kumpulan kongsi gelap tidak lagi menonjolkan kehadiran secara terbuka, sebaliknya…

GEORGE TOWN: A leading criminologist has expressed concern that the handling of a recent case involving a police station chief — caught using drugs while partying at an entertainment venue in Ampang Jaya last week — sends a mixed message to the public. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that the officer, who was…

PETALING JAYA: A 16-year-old was arrested for allegedly producing deepfake explicit images of his schoolmates and selling them online. The teenager could be charged under Section 292 of the Penal Code for the sale, distribution or circulation of obscene materials and Section 233 of the Commu­nications and Multimedia Act (CMA) for sharing offensive and inappropriate…

PETALING JAYA: The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is a boon for technology – but it is also a bane when it comes to digital crimes and pornography. AI-generated pornography including realistic deepfakes and interactive virtual experiences are fuelling a new crisis, especially among the underaged. Criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundra­moorthy of Universiti Sains Malaysia…