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    NST Leader: The rise and rise of scam ads

    MALAYSIAN cybersecurity authorities are warning of a surge in scam advertisements flooding search engines and social media platforms: fake job offers, instant loan schemes and counterfeit luxury goods. To tell the size of the surge in scam adverts, one just has to see what search engines like Google blocked or removed last year, 14.2 billion…

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    Polis perlu atasi strategi licik kongsi gelap moden

    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…

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    AI outpacing our laws

    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…

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    AI and restrictive families a bane for kids

    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…

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    Four ways to further improve the police force

    On this 218th Police Day, we extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation to the Royal Malaysia Police for their unwavering dedication, sacrifice, and commitment to maintaining law and order. As one of the most vital institutions in the nation, the police force plays an indispensable role in safeguarding public safety, ensuring justice, and upholding the…

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    Interfaith council: Era FM must ensure content is not offensive, Astro must make investigation outcome public

    The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) says Era FM has the obligation to ensure that content aired and posted on its official social media platforms is not offensive. Its president, Dao Zhang Tan Hoe Chieow, said the incident involving three Era FM radio presenters mocking the sacred Thaipusam kavadi…