The communications and digital minister describes the meeting as a good start among various agencies to ensure that the application will be safer for users.

Sanctions monitors say South Korea estimates that North Korean-linked hackers stole virtual assets worth US$630 million in 2022, while a cybersecurity firm says that North Korean cybercrime yielded cybercurrencies worth more than US$1 billion.

This follows recent cyber attacks affecting millions of Australians.

From using strong passwords to avoiding public WiFi networks, Malaysians are advised to up their game against scammers.

Hackers have pivoted to exploit Covid-19 and are actively targeting vulnerable people and health services to conduct espionage, and steal money and sensitive data, authorities say.