MCMC: Use 2FA authentication for social media accounts to stop phishing attacks

KUALA LUMPUR: The public is again urged to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) for social media accounts and messaging applications to avoid falling victim to an account takeover by fraudsters.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in a statement also advised the public to not share any verification code and not to click on any suspicious uniform resource locator (URL) or link.