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…

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…

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…

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…

PETALING JAYA: Methamphetamine, a deadly synthetic drug popular among youth, topped the list with over 102 tonnes of dangerous narcotics worth RM1.67bil seized by police over the past year. Making up about 40% of the nationwide haul, the Narcotics Crime Investigations Department (NCID) seized 39.4 tonnes of methamphetamine. Among the other drugs that were seized…