Tag - Fake News
07May

Bitfinex CTO confirms no data breach, cites fake allegations

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...

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25Apr

Nigeria’s central bank denies reports on crypto account freezing

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...

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05Apr

MCMC to record statements over false social media info on Quran recital competitions

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...

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01Feb

QuickCheck: Are senior citizens able to claim RM500 in cash from a bank?

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...

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23Dec

No need for public transport drivers to check status of foreign passengers, says Immigration DG

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...

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28Sep

Chinese Blogger Who Spread Fake Story That This Grandpa & Granddaughter Are Married Sentenced To 1 Year In Jail

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...

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22Sep

Almost two billion suspicious calls, 581 million SMS successfully blocked, says Fahmi Fadzil

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...

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