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Cops: Criminals steal data via 'wedding invites' embedded with malware

This article is 5 months old

Police have detected criminals using wedding invitation messages disseminated through application files embedded with malware to steal data and access their victims' financial information.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the tactic which had been detected since mid-2023, was often used by criminals to hack into smartphones.

He said police investigations found that...

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