Personal data selling and renting syndicate busted, five suspects, including Pakistani mastermind, detained by police

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI

KUALA LUMPUR: Five men, including a Pakistani, were detained in connection with a syndicate, which stole personal data and sold it for profit.

The suspects were detained in a first-ever arrest of such a syndicate in a special operation codenamed Ops Kapas on Sept 5.

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Tags / Keywords: data , protection , hacked , sold , CCID , Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf

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