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Viral message about WannaCry attacks on e-banking and online retail quoting The Star is fake news

PETALING JAYA: A WhatsApp message telling people not to use several Malaysian e-banking and online retailers because they had been affected by the WannaCry ransonware is not true.

The message, which precedes a link to an actual news article on The Star Online to give it credence, is a complete fabrication.

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