Report: MCMC ends contract with company after massive 2017 phone data leak | Malay Mail

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has terminated the services of a firm hired back in 2017 to protect the personal data of mobile phone users. Thus comes after the personal data of the users, including details such as MyKad numbers were...

Monday, 14 Oct 2019 10:52 PM MYTThe ministry did not elaborate on the details of the leak but said that action has been taken against Nuemera after an investigation by MCMC’s Personal Data Protection Department and the police.— AFP pic

It was reported that the Communications and Multimedia Ministry had confirmed the termination and investigation in a written reply to Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil in Parliament today. For the system to work, all major telcos in Malaysia had surrendered the IMEI number and other customer personal data including the phone numbers, home address as well as MyKad number to Nuemera.

“On May 21, 2018, MCMC issued a notice to Nuemera informing of MCMC’s decision not to renew the PCBS agreement for another five years as provided as an option in the contract agreement,” it reportedly said.

 

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