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Leak of assembly portal data a serious intrusion

GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has called for a thorough investigation into a security breach and data leak involving the official online portal used by state assemblymen. This follows the leak of an answer to an oral question from Ong Ah Teong (DAP – Batu Lancang), directed to state Social Development, Welfare, and Non-Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Lim Siew Khim (DAP – Sungai Pinang).Chow said the matter was serious and required immediate attention from State Speaker Datuk Seri Law Choo Kiang to uphold the integrity of the assembly."Only state assemblymen should have access to the portal."However, some unauthorised individuals accessed it, took screenshots of the information, and shared them — this is a serious intrusion," he said the premature circulation of the information before it was officially answered in the state legislative assembly was highly urged action to be taken against the officer responsible for uploading the answer ahead of time, citing confirmed that the error had been addressed and the answer removed from the said answers were typically uploaded only after they were presented during an assembly sitting."We will ensure such incidents do not recur."We also hope that assemblymen will help maintain confidentiality when others are given access," Law leak sparked a heated response from Lim during her winding-up speech who had responded to the leaked answer earlier, later apologised and retracted his said the leaked version did not represent the complete response and criticised Ong for making assumptions based on partial information.