KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said today that he had instructed CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) to launch an investigation into the alleged download of data belonging to three million people from the MySejahtera (MySJ) app by a "super admin” account.

"When the report is finished, I believe that CSM will release the report or publish a statement,” he told reporters during a press conference at Parliament this morning.

He acknowledged that many were worried about the implications of the finding by Auditor-General Datuk Seri Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid, but expressed confidence in investigations by the government, especially the police.

"It will be up to the relevant agencies to make any announcements,” he said.

Last Thursday, the Auditor-General released the second series of his report for 2021 in which it was revealed that a "super admin” account set up by person or persons unknown was found to have downloaded private information belonging to three million people through the MySJ app two years ago.

The audit report said the account raised red flags as the personal information was downloaded from multiple internet protocol (IP) addresses.

It also highlighted that there had been 1.12 million attacks into the MySJ app from October 27, 2021.

The MySJ app had been developed initially to register residents in Malaysia for the Covid-19 vaccine in 2021 to curb the coronavirus spread that had battered the country’s healthcare system.