AI, deepfakes make it harder for perpetrators to be prosecuted — deputy minister
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the police face several key challenges in prosecuting individuals involved in child pornography cases.
"Despite the identification of digital data such as IP addresses and user identities, police face several key challenges in prosecution, including the use of masking technologies like VPNs, and the deletion or encryption of digital evidence, which hinders forensic tracing.
"In addition, the use of AI technology by perpetrators, such as the manipulation of child images and videos through deepfakes, poses significant challenges in verifying the authenticity and integrity of evidence.
"Manipulated or falsified evidence may weaken its value in court," he said in the Dewan Rakyat during the Minister's Question Time today.
He added that there are also issues of cross-border coordination and slow response times, where international digital platform providers could delay the evidence-gathering process.
"Nevertheless, the police continue to strengthen cooperation with technical agencies such as CyberSecurity Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and the National Digital Department, and are expanding digital forensic training to ensure more efficient and effective legal action.
"We continue enhancing our capabilities in facing cyber challenges as we recognise that cyber technology is rapidly evolving," he said.
When asked about the detection of over 100,000 IP addresses from Malaysia accessing child pornography websites last year, Shamsul said the ministry does not view the increase in detected IP addresses as a weakness in the existing cyber monitoring or enforcement system.
Instead, he said, this increase reflects the rapid development of digital technology and the ease of internet access.
"For your information, the Sexual Crimes, Women and Children Investigation Division (D11), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has enhanced monitoring capabilities, including international cooperation with the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Interpol, and various foreign digital platform providers.
"International cyber reporting systems like CyberTipline allow for the identification of more activities, contributing to the increased number of IPs reported.
"Police are also actively developing digital investigation capabilities, including the use of advanced forensic technology and strategic monitoring of online content," he said.
He was responding to a question from Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (IND–Kuala Kangsar) regarding the detection of over 100,000 IP addresses from Malaysia accessing child pornography websites in 2024.
Shamsul said the ministry takes the detection seriously, and firm and comprehensive action has been and is being taken by the police.
Among the efforts and actions implemented are continuous integrated operations, international joint operations, website blocking and monitoring, and cross-agency and international cooperation.
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