.Malaysia draws the highest rate of personal data in the region on: Report

The Whoscall Year's Report 2024 published by Trustech service provider Gogolook today shows that Malaysia has recorded the highest rate of personal data in the most important Asian markets. At the same time, the fraudsters in Malaysia rose by astonishing 82.81%in 2024, which marked a strong increase compared to the previous year and signals an alarming escalation of the digital fraud tables.

The report, which analyzes the data collected between January and December 2024 from Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and the Philippines, underlines the increasing risk of violations of personal data that conduct targeted violations of personal data.
Fraud in the region. Malaysia records the highest personal data leaks in important Asian markets

Malaysia recorded the highest rate of personal data under the countries examined. 72.5% of the users who checked their status via the ID security function of Whoscall, which found that their information was impaired. Voon Chang Liew, business development director of Gogolook in Malaysia, said: “While the telephone numbers in all countries were the most frequently leaked data (98% in Malaysia), Malaysia is characterized for his high name leaks (89%), followed by addresses and e -mails. This makes the fraudster from changing identity, which are more convincing as fraudsters exploiting as banks, government agencies or delivery services. ”

“With the personal data that is easily available, fraudsters can start highly targeted fraud attempts. WHOSCAL's ID security helps users to identify data leaks early so that they can update and secure passwords before using fraudsters. ”

In contrast, E -Mail addresses were the second most common data type in Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and the Philippines, where Phishing -E emails are a main fraud method. Account cards and home addresses remain a high risk in the region and expose users to identity theft and finance fraud. Charfer increase your activities quickly and use personal data and leaks to carry out more advanced fraud. The fraud calls rose by 82.81%, while SMS fraud rose by 19.97%and show that fraudsters are more dependent on calls while using text messages to deceive victims.

This increase in fraud activity also correlates with increased financial losses, since fraudsters have been used to plan personal data and AI-controlled deception tactics for the more effective victims.

The director of Investment Department (CCID) by Bukit Aman Aman, Datuk Sri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, said: “In 2024, the financial losses in Malaysia rose to 1.57 billion RM to 1.22 billion RM in 2023.
Deepfake videos of celebrities and politicians make it easier to deceive victims of fraudulent investments or phishing traps. These frauds are becoming increasingly difficult to recognize, especially for older people who are based on their financial
Savings.”

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