In case you didn’t know, MDEC is a government agency under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia which is formed to drive the development of Malaysia’s digital ecosystem through policy, investment, industry development initiatives, programmes and projects. It clarified that they have not run or collaborated with any party to establish any kind of investment plan.
allegedly obtained via the National Registration Department’s MyIdentity API was put on sale for USD 10,000 . If bought by syndicates, the database can be misused for scam activities and it is easier for scammers to convince their victims as they have full details of their personal data including full address, IC number and mobile number.