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Sam McKeith

AFP intel helps crack cybercrime syndicate in Malaysia

Intelligence from the AFP has helped police in Malaysia arrest suspected online scammers. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Eight people have been arrested over their alleged role in a global cybercrime syndicate targeting federal government websites.

Malaysian authorities arrested the alleged e-criminals for developing kits for phishing - a scam based on fake emails or texts that trick people into giving over personal information - that targeted the government's myGov website.

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