A young woman uses her mobile phone on a highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 26, 2015. (Reuters file photo)KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: Malaysia is investigating an alleged attempt to sell the data of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers online, in what appears to be one of the largest leaks of customer data in Asia. The leaked data included lists of mobile phone numbers, identification card numbers, home addresses, and SIM card data of 46.2 million customers from at least 12 Malaysian mobile phone and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO). "Now these hackers have more quality information such as birth dates, IC numbers, mobile numbers, email address and passwords," Lie said about the Malaysian attack. Malaysia's population is just around 32 million, but many have several mobile numbers.

Source: Bangkok Post November 01, 2017 11:16 UTC