Over 800,000 Malaysians' personal data with photos, allegedly stolen from MySPR site, being sold for about RM9,000

The MySPR Daftar website, launched back in 2019, allowed Malaysians to register as voters online. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The personal data of over 800,000 Malaysians, allegedly syphoned from the MySPR Daftar website, is being sold on an online forum for US$2,000 (RM9,240), to be paid in bitcoin or monero cryptocurrency.

The seller claimed that the database contains the info of 802,259 users, including selfies and MyKad photos that were provided for online voting registration on the MySPR Daftar website through the electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) system.