‘Time for Sabah to treat cybersecurity seriously’


KOTA KINABALU: More than RM100mil has been lost to online scams in Sabah in the past three years with 4,687 cases reported during the period, says a state minister.

According to state Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Arifin Arif, this was first revealed by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor during his speech in conjunction with the state-level National Anti-Scam Tour 2023 here in the state capital last month.

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