Malaysia: Cybercrimes Act including cybersecurity regulation was passed by House of Representatives
Description
Cybercrimes Act including cybersecurity regulation was passed by House of Representatives
On 1 July 2026, the Cybercrimes Act, including cybersecurity regulation, was passed by the House of Representatives. The Act applies to entities that provide communications services to users, process or store data on behalf of users or communication…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2026-06-22
under deliberation
2026-07-01
under deliberation