Malaysia Going after Cryptocurrency Crimes
Malaysian authorities are investigating several crimes involving cryptocurrencies and sending police officers on educational courses to improve their crime-fighting skills. Malaysian authorities are looking into five cases involving cryptocurrencies while local police are honing their skills to combat cybercrimes and digital currency scams and frauds. Malaysian police inspector-general Mohamad Fuzi Harun said: "The Commercial Crime Department director Amar Singh Ishar Singh [is] sending his men on courses to enhance their skills in investigating cyber crimes." However, Harun would not divulge details of the investigation or the identities of the people involved, including the amount lost by the victims. Amar Singh said Bank Negara was helping with the investigation, adding: "We [are] also going on courses with Bank Negara to understand better how the crime works and to deal with it. It is a new type of crime.” There are at least four cryptocurrency e...