Malaysian home minister’s WhatsApp hacked, used to scam contacts therecord.media/malaysia-…

Malaysia’s home minister had his WhatsApp account hacked and then used to send malicious links to his contacts, according to police.

The attacker reportedly used a virtual private network (VPN) to compromise the account of Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, authorities said at a press conference on Friday, adding that no victims have reported financial losses so far. They did not elaborate on how the hack was carried out.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, which oversees law enforcement, immigration and censorship, confirmed the incident and urged the public not to respond to any messages or calls claiming to be from the minister, especially those involving financial or personal requests.

The breach is under investigation and law enforcement is working to determine the hacker’s location.