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21 October 2019

Police had cleared company of any wrongdoing over data leak, says Nuemera


Police had cleared company of any wrongdoing over data leak, says Nuemera


Monday, 21 Oct 20194:24 PM MYT
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PETALING JAYA: Nuemera (M) Sdn Bhd has clarified that the massive data leak of telco users in the country did not originate from its company, as police investigations has cleared it of any wrongdoing.

Nuemera said it had given its fullest cooperation during the investigations by the police back in Oct 2017.


It noted that during the investigations, the police had also visited the main public cellular blocking service (PCBS) infrastructure, which is hosted at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) Data Centre in Cyberjaya.

"As a result of this, thorough a six-month investigation, we believe the police have cleared Nuemera of any wrongdoing, as stated in a letter issued to Nuemera through our lawyer on April 26,2018.



"In the said letter, the police said “hasil siasatan mendapati sehingga kini tiada sebarang bukti yang menunjukkan bahawa Syarikat Nuemera (M) Sdn Bhd serta kakitangan yang terlibat dalam kebocoran atau penjualan data-data di Internet” which is translated as “To date, the result of the investigation revealed that there was no evidence that Nuemera (M) Sdn Bhd, as well as its staff were involved in the leak or sale of data on the Internet.

"This, to us, is an affirmation that there has been no evidence that the data leaked on the Internet originated from us or the PCBS," it said in a statement on Monday (Oct 21).

On Oct 19,2017, technology portal Lowyat.net reported a breach involving 46 million mobile phone numbers after receiving a tip-off that someone was attempting to sell a huge database of Malaysians’ personal details for an undisclosed amount of the digital currency, Bitcoin.

The PCBS, launched in February 2014, was an initiative by the MCMC to provide a service that allowed stolen phones to be blocked from making calls, texting or accessing the Internet – even if the subscriber identification module (SIM) card was changed.

Last Tuesday (Oct 15), the MCMC, in a parliamentary written reply, announced that, following investigations, it had terminated the appointment of Nuemera on Jan 26,2018, as it had breached basic provisions of the contract agreement.

However, Nuemera said it has been in full compliance and have fulfilled all obligations as per its contract with MCMC.

"As there are contractual disputes pertaining to the same, MCMC and Nuemera have mutually agreed to refer the matter to the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). As such, we are unable to comment further," it said.




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MCMC suspended contract of company linked to massive telco personal data leak, Parliament told



Tuesday, 15 Oct 201910:22 AM MYT

By MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN





KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) suspended the contract of a company linked to a massive data leak of personal details of telecommunications service providers' customers.

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry, in a parliamentary written reply, said that following investigations, MCMC terminated the appointment of Nuemera (M) Sdn Bhd on Jan 26,2018, as it had breached basic provisions of the contract agreement.


"On May 21 last year, MCMC issued a notice to Nuemera based on the Commission's decision not to renew the Public Cellular Blocking Service (PCBS) agreement for another five years as per the option within the contract agreement," said the ministry in reply to a question from Fahmi Fadzil (PH-Lembah Pantai) who asked how it was possible that Nuemera – which was contracted to manage MCMC's PCBS – could fail to protect the personal data of 46.2 million mobile phone accounts leading to the leak and actions that have been taken against the company.

The PCBS, launched in February 2014, was an initiative by the MCMC to provide a service that allowed stolen phones to be blocked from making calls, texting or accessing the Internet – even if the subscriber identification module (SIM) card was changed.


The Ministry said the Personal Data Protection Department (JPDP) had investigated the matter under Section 9 and Section 130 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010, which concerns the unlawful collection of personal data, as well as Section 4 of the Computer Crimes Act 1997, which touches on unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a further offence.

"Investigation papers have been completed and submitted to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) for further action," said the Ministry.

On Oct 19,2017, news portal Lowyat.net reported the breach involving 46 million mobile phone numbers after receiving a tip-off that someone was attempting to sell huge databases of Malaysians' personal details for an undisclosed amount of the digital currency Bitcoin.


Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/10/15/mcmc-suspended-contract-of-company-linked-to-massive-telco-personal-data-leak-parliament-told#fHMmofGLHy1ZAZjr.99

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