Fahmi: Ministry to ask Meta about rise in WhatsApp scams


PUTRAJAYA: A meeting with Meta representatives is expected to be held next week due to the emergence of impersonation and fraud cases on the online messaging platform WhatsApp, says Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

The meeting is to address the “takeover” of WhatsApp accounts which were believed to have been hacked by cybercriminals. They then used the owner’s identity to trap other victims by sharing embedded links.

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