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Malaysia's Home Ministry has seized more than 75,000 cryptocurrency mining machines through over 3,000 coordinated raids between 2022 and May 2024, resulting in 629 arrests as authorities intensify efforts against illegal digital asset operations.
Malaysia's government is deploying a multi-agency approach to combat the online spread of Islamic teachings deemed deviant by authorities, with JAKIM leading enforcement efforts across digital platforms and social media.
Malaysia will establish its own refugee management framework independent of foreign entities, focusing on security, welfare access, and enforcement coordination. The system aims to balance national interests with humanitarian obligations to its 126,000 registered Rohingya refugees.
Malaysia has recorded 8,014 online fraud charges by May this year, significantly outpacing the entire 2025 total of 6,140 cases. Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid tabled the Cyber Crime Bill 2026 to strengthen legal defences against escalating digital fraud.
Malaysian authorities have arrested 291 individuals, including a gang leader claiming the 'Datuk' honorific, in a sweeping operation that dismantled a major drug trafficking network and recovered narcotics valued at RM6.26 million.
Online fraud losses in Malaysia have nearly doubled from RM1.57 billion in 2024 to RM2.97 billion in 2025, with investment scams and telecommunications fraud driving the surge across the country.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has greenlit RM22 million in funding to supply the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency with firearms and essential operational equipment.
Malaysia's National Security Council has clarified that circulating personal data leak claims stem from cybersecurity breaches occurring before 2022 and are unrelated to existing platforms. Authorities are taking action against illegal redistribution.
Malaysia's online fraud losses more than doubled to RM2.97 billion in 2025, with phishing and investment scams leading the surge. The police chief warns of increasingly sophisticated tactics.