Along with a surge in the number of mobile phone users accessing the Internet, there has been an increase in the number of mobile malware targeting Vietnamese users, according to the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Malaysia is investigating an alleged attempt to sell the data of more than 46 million mobile users upon information about the largest data leak so far in the country.
Mobile phone users must submit portrait photos when registering for accounts, an official from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said.