Kuala lumpur: The Cybercrimes Bill 2026 is designed to extend beyond mere compliance with international conventions, such as the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime. The Bill aims to establish criminal offences under Parts III to VI, as well as offences under other laws involving computer systems.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the National Security Council (NSC) released a statement explaining that the Bill was drafted considering Malaysia's existing legal framework and law enforcement mechanisms. The drafting process incorporated feedback from over 40 engagement sessions, workshops, and meetings with various stakeholders. These stakeholders included the Royal Malaysia Police, the Attorney General's Chambers, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, and the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, with consultations beginning in September 2023.

The statement further detailed that the NSC, through the National Cyber Security Agency, provided a briefing on the Cybercrimes Bill 2026 to the 15th Parliament's Special Select Committee on Security and the Special Select Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Communications on February 25, 2026. Another briefing was held for members of the MADANI Government Backbenchers Club in Parliament on June 25.

Feedback and recommendations from these sessions were meticulously assessed from legal, policy, and implementation viewpoints before the Bill was tabled in Parliament. The Cybercrimes Bill 2026, which aims to repeal the Computer Crimes Act 1997 (Act 563), had its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat on June 22 and is scheduled for second and third readings on July 1.