Actor Offers Alleged LHDN MyTax Taxpayer Data for $20,000

Summary
The alias dezetat is offering an allegedly stolen dataset from Malaysia’s LHDN MyTax portal for $20,000. The claim involves 10 million records, including personal details and reportedly 5.29 million bank account numbers; it remains unverified.
Key points
- The alias dezetat is advertising an alleged dataset from Malaysia’s LHDN MyTax portal.
- The listing claims the JSON dataset contains 10 million taxpayer records.
- Reported data includes NRIC numbers, TINs, addresses, and contact details.
- About 5.29 million records reportedly include bank account numbers.
- The seller is asking $20,000; the claim is unverified, and LHDN has not publicly addressed it, according to the article.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- LHDN
- Incident Type
- Unverified claim of taxpayer data breach and sale
- Data Types Exposed
- NRIC numbers
- TINs
- Addresses
- Contact details
- Bank account numbers
- Affected Records
- The listing claims 10 million taxpayer records; about 5.29 million reportedly include bank account numbers.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- The alleged dataset was offered for sale for $20,000; no ransom demand or extortion was reported.
- Claim Status
- alleged
