Bursa receives reports on hacked trading accounts


Bursa Malaysia said capital market regulators and the brokers are working closely on the matter.

PETALING JAYA: Following reports from Bloomberg yesterday on a cybercrime wave that struck Japan’s brokerage industry, Malaysian industry experts believe the hack may have already reached local bourses, affecting several Malaysian stock brokerages.

According to Klever Stock Sdn Bhd, a local source revealed that the unauthorised trades involve driving up the prices by purchasing shares using compromised accounts belonging to unsuspecting investors.

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