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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hacker claims massive data theft from ministries, government agencies ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The stash of data allegedly stolen from more than a dozen government bodies is being offered for RM85,000. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked, researcher says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 03:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Twitter has not commented on the report, which was first posted about on social media on Dec 24, nor responded to inquiries about the breach since that date. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Cybersecurity audit needed to safeguard user data, says Fahmi ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The communications minister also expresses hope for closer cooperation with Bank Negara and the police to overcome online fraud. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Communications ministry to look into cyber security, personal data protection ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Fahmi Fadzil says his ministry is looking at possible immediate solutions to the issue. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ After telco hack, Australia faces wave of data breaches ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 03:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Since Singapore Telecommunications Ltd-owned Optus disclosed last month the theft of about 10 million customer records, the country's biggest companies and government bodies have been on high alert for repeat attacks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Indonesia parliament passes long-awaited data protection bill ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The bill's passage comes after a series of data leaks and probes into alleged breaches at government firms and institutions in Indonesia. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Lots of customers': the banks of choice for scammers ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ From using strong passwords to avoiding public WiFi networks, Malaysians are advised to up their game against scammers. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK foreign ministry suffered serious cyber attack earlier this year, documents show ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack – or the effects of it. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK lawmakers call for tougher crackdown on online scammers, cyberflashing ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 05:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Britain has proposed a landmark online safety law to punish abuses such as child pornography, racism and violence against women, but a joint committee from both houses of parliament says it should include paid-for adverts. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of messages sent as hackers compromise FBI email system ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 04:37:22 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The FBI says it is an 'ongoing situation'. ]]></description>
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