Experts call for tighter security feature and user responsibility


JOHOR BARU: Setting up a two-factor authentication (2FA) is essential, especially in protecting social media accounts from being taken over by scammers, says Datuk Ahmad Noordin Ismail.

The Malaysia Cyber Consumer Association chairman said the other proven method was to immediately block any unknown number or set the social media account to private.

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