Shamans using sites like Facebook for black magic, says Malaysian official - CNET

"Do not be surprised if the 'bomoh' themselves are getting smarter and they may have installed wireless broadband to launch their black magic," he said, according to local media. "So, avoid uploading pictures of yourself to avoid the threat of black magic."

In earlier times, from around the 17th century onward, people in Malaysia considered bomohs to be healing medicine men. But in recent decades, Malaysian society has become more suspicious, accusing them of black magic. A couple of years back, a shaman named Dato Mahaguru Ibrahim Mat Zin made headlines when he used equipment such as bamboo binoculars in an effort to help locate the passengers of the missing flight MH370.

The department Jazaul Azriq Aripin works for, CyberSecurity, is an agency launched in 2007 under the auspices of the Science Technology and Iovation Ministry. As its name suggests, it aims to tackle cybersecurity issues.