U Mobile denies breach, says data likely from 2014 incident (updated)

On Monday, a user on a hacking forum listed the database, claiming that it includes personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, MyKad numbers, and mobile phone numbers, for US$5,000 (RM23,380). — GOH GAIK LEE/The Star

UPDATE: U Mobile released a statement confirming that the sample posted on a forum on July 16 is old data from 2014.

“The sample also corresponds to breached data from the incident reported in 2017 that involved leakages of personal information of over 46 million users across various Malaysian organisations, dating back to 2014.