Data breaches surge 1192%: Minister warns of national security threat


KUALA LUMPUR: Data breaches have surged in recent years, with 646 cases reported in 2023, jumping 1192% from just 50 in 2022.

The Digital Ministry has already recorded 427 data breach reports as of September this year, Minister Gobind Singh Deo told Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Oct 17).

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