Don’t misuse ME: Making fraudulent calls dispatch real teams to incidents that do not exist.
PETALING JAYA: The roll out of Malaysia’s upgraded emergency call platform, the Next Generation Malaysian Emergency Response Services (NG MERS 999) system, could face serious operational risks if prank calls and misuse of the hotline continue, experts warn.
Malaysia Cyber Consumer Association president Siraj Jalil said the rising number of false calls detected by authorities presents a “real and material risk” from both cybersecurity and public safety perspectives.
