KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 -- CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) has reported a 1,192 per cent hike in data thefts in the country last year compared to only 50 cases in 2022.

A total 646 data thefts were reported last year, according to reports received by CMS's Cyber999 helpline.

According to statistics in the CSM site, a total of 5,917 cyber security incidents were reported last year and out of that, 3,705 cases were scams or fraud.

Even in the first three months of 2024, a total 142 data theft cases were reported out of 1,555 cyber security incidents.

A majority of the cyber security incidents for the first three months of this year, with a total 1,025 cases, also involved fraud.

In a statement reported by New Straits Times, CSM advised org...