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France's tax authority has confirmed two major cyber breaches affecting nearly 900,000 individual and business accounts, with a hacking group claiming responsibility for accessing sensitive financial and property records.
Malaysia has removed nearly 100,000 online scam content items in the first seven months of 2026, exceeding last year's entire total. The Communications and Multimedia (Amendment) Bill 2026 was passed to strengthen oversight and national security measures.
Origin Energy, Australia's leading electricity and gas provider, is investigating unauthorised access to customer data. The company has ruled out compromised financial details and is cooperating with authorities.
Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Department is investigating an unauthorised disclosure of a content creator's Maxis billing details. The watchdog warns of enforcement action if violations of the Personal Data Protection Act are confirmed.
Malaysia's upper house has approved the Cyber Security Bill 2026, a comprehensive overhaul of digital crime legislation that will replace the 27-year-old Computer Crimes Act 1997. The law aims to modernise enforcement against cyber threats while protecting fundamental freedoms.
Malaysia has recorded 8,014 online fraud charges by May, already surpassing last year's total of 6,140 cases. Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid highlighted the escalating threat while tabling the Cyber Crime Bill 2026 in Parliament.