How Do We Plug The Leaks?

CF Fong, CEO & Cybersecurity Consultant, LGMS

23-May-22 12:00

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A database seller has claimed that they are in possession of a dataset that belongs to the National Registration Department (JPN) which has the entire population of the country with birth years from 1940 to 2004. It is currently being listed online with an asking price of USD10,000 (~RM43,885).

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