PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s latest move to fight online fraud by limiting users to five SIM cards per telco provider is a “necessary step” but it will not stop criminals from scamming the public, say cyber security experts. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced on Thursday that each person may only register up to five SIM cards per telco, while tourist-registered SIM cards will be automatically deactivated after three months. However, he questioned whether limiting individuals to five SIM cards per telco would significantly reduce scam activities. Many syndicates bulk-purchase SIM cards using different names,” he said. “But when these SIM cards are used for scams, they are not taking aggressive moves to block them,” he claimed.

Source: The Star February 28, 2026 16:06 UTC