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20 Malaysia Cyber Security Strategy 2020-2024
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Due to the borderless nature of (also known as Nigerian Scam) and
cyber threats, it can be safely e-financial fraud are among the
assumed that any or all of them most prominent threats. Such cases
can befall upon any nation. To have been known to cause huge
date, Internet-related fraud has monetary losses to the victims. If
been the most prevalent cyber this trend is sustained, Malaysians
threat in Malaysia. This is supported will project a greater concern in
by the cybercrime reports doing business through an online
received by Royal Malaysian platform, which indirectly erodes
Police in 2018 and 2019 which the consumers’ confidence in our
shows that telecommunication cyber security measures.
fraud, e-commerce, 419 scam

Cybercrime Statistics By Offences (2018 & 2019)

No of cases
6000 5,956

5000 2019

4000 5,732 3,520 2018

3000
3,325
2000
1,708
1000 1,536 869

500 45 103
63 119 26 146
57 377 2 3 30
0 Fraud
Telecommunication 419 Scam (Nigerian Scam) Pornographic Materials E-Commerce Fraud (Online Purchase) E-Financial Fraud Online Fake News Intellectual Property Infringement Personal Data Breaches Obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive content

SOURCE: Royal Malaysian Police