Hacker claims to have stolen personal data of Universiti Malaysia Sabah students


The Star has reached out to the university which is investigating the matter but has yet to release a statement. — dpa

A hacker group claimed it has stolen the personal data of thousands of students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

In an email to The Star, one of the members sent links to “sample” files containing information such as name, student ID, faculty, address, email and MyKad number.

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