PUTRAJAYA: Fahmi Fadzil, the Communications and Digital Minister, announced that the government will be meeting with Meta’s WhatsApp representative to address the increasing incidents of account hijackings on the messaging platform.
It is expected that the meeting will take place next week, with the purpose of understanding the reasons behind the hijackings.
Fahmi stated to reporters after the 2023 National Anti-Scam Campaign closing ceremony that, “We will meet with Meta to delve into security aspects which can be exploited by cybercriminals.”
He also expressed concern over the rise in these incidents, drawing similarities with similar occurrences on the messaging app Telegram.
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Fahmi also acknowledged receiving complaints about accounts being hijacked by unauthorized parties and advised users to be cautious of clicking on any suspicious links.
Further, Fahmi shared that his deputy, Teo Nie Ching, had met with Meta’s Facebook representatives to address scam cases on the social platform.
Earlier on Thursday, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) had cautioned the public about scammers exploiting WhatsApp for impersonation purposes and deceiving victims into transferring money.
CSM warned that perpetrators would impersonate a user and share links to other potential victims in their contact list, resulting in the victims losing access to their WhatsApp account upon clicking on the shared link.
