Hacker uses minister's Telegram account in bid to scam Mkini journo

Zikri KamarulzamanPublished: May 5, 2019 12:00 PM | Updated: May 5, 2019 4:03 PM

A hacker has managed to take control of Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad's Telegram account.

Malaysiakini discovered this when the hacker contacted one of its journalists - the writer - in an attempt to carry out a scam...

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