Probe on massive data breach to be completed soon


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KUALA LUMPUR: The authorities have identified several potential sour­ces of one of the largest data breaches in the country, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak.

The investigation into the massive data leak – involving 46.2 million mobile numbers from at least 12 local mobile phone and mobile virtual network operators – will be completed soon, Salleh told reporters at Parliament here yesterday.

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