Kuala lumpur: The Communications Ministry will seek Google’s assistance to investigate lewd video email threats recently targeting several elected representatives. Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the emails are believed to have been sent by the same individual.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Fahmi revealed that he was also a recipient of such an email, which he received two days ago. The emails reportedly contained similar wording and images, suggesting that they were sent by the same sender. The Ministry plans to request Google’s help in identifying the creator and sender of these emails and is awaiting a response.

Fahmi made these comments while speaking to reporters after launching the Bersama Aktifkan Kesukarelawanan Teras Inspirasi (BAKTI) Komuniti MADANI programme at Dataran Kuala Haji Ibrahim. The event was also attended by Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, the Communications Ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, and Information Department director-general Julina Johan.

He further stated that he has directed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to enhance its digital forensic capabilities to verify content that may have been produced using artificial intelligence. Fahmi noted that a significant number of individuals, particularly male elected representatives, have received these email threats. It is suspected that the official email addresses were sourced from Parliament and State Assembly websites.

Fahmi also took to Facebook to share that he, along with eight other representatives, were victims of these threats. The list includes Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim, Kulim assemblyman Wong Chia Zen, and Subang MP Wong Chen. He emphasized that such actions are offenses under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and may also be investigated under Section 503 of the Penal Code.