Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah records highest online fraud losses this year, says Minister

By DURIE RAINER FONG
Arifin (left) visiting a booth during the BIMP-EAGA Cyber Security Summit 2023 in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday (Nov 7).

KOTA KINABALU: Over RM100mil has been lost to online scams in Sabah in the past three years, said the state Science, Technology and Innovation Minister.

Datuk Arifin Arif said these losses were from the 4,687 cases reported.

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Cyber Security , Losses , Online Fraud , Scams , AI , Datuk Arifin Arif

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