KUALA LUMPUR: Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng told the High Court on Tuesday (Aug 14) that allegations about the arrest of his son at Singapore Changi Airport four years ago, spread by blogger Papagomo, have been denied by former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. Lim, 64, said that Abdul Hamid, on...
Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino has confirmed that recent data breach allegations involving the cryptocurrency exchange were unfounded. Ardoino, addressing the rumors, stated unequivocally that Bitfinex’s user database remains secure following a thorough internal review over the weekend. The allegations surfaced last Saturday when Alice of Shinoji Research posted that Bitfinex had suffered a significant data breach. The...
Nigeria’s central bank denies false claims made by crypto media, asserting that it didn’t mandate local banks to freeze accounts associated with unlicensed crypto exchanges. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it didn’t order local financial institutions to freeze accounts linked to unlicensed crypto exchanges after reports surfaced alleging such directives. In an X post, the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will be recording statements from all social media account holders who uploaded coordinated false information that Malaysia will no longer organise Quran recital competitions. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said that MCMC has identified the individuals involved, and the process of tracking them down is underway. He said that the...
RECENTLY, messages have been going around social media and messaging apps claiming that those above 60 years old can go to a local bank to claim RM500 in cash. Is it true that senior citizens can claim the money simply by presenting their MyKad at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches nationwide? According to Biar Betul, the fake...
PETALING JAYA: Public transport operators who unknowingly transport illegal immigrants will not be fined as they are not authorised to check the status of their passengers, said Immigration Department director Datuk Ruslin Jusoh. Ruslin also dismissed as fake a viral notice that public transport drivers will be penalised with a massive fine should they be caught...
The blogger chanced upon the pictures on the woman's Xiao Hong Shu account and made up the story to attract fans and increase traffic to his page. Tsk tsk. Back in Nov 2021, a photo of a young and beautiful girl in what looked like a wedding dress and an aged man in white was widely...
DA NANG: Almost two billion suspicious calls and 581 million suspicious short messaging service (SMS) were successfully blocked from reaching Malaysian consumers with the assistance of telco service providers to tackle the issue of online scams. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said from 2020 to April 2023, the ministry also received a total of 8,499...
