PETALING JAYA, Sept. 14 -- Sungai Petani MP Taufiq Johari has become the latest PKR lawmaker to fall victim to cyber blackmail involving AI-generated pornographic content, following similar incidents targeting Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Subang MP Wong Chen.

In a statement today, Taufiq said he received a threatening email on Friday from an unknown sender, which contained a pornographic video featuring AI-edited images of him.

The sender demanded US$100,000 (RM470,000) to prevent the video from being circulated publicly, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported

"This is a serious act of cybercrime. The video is intended to tarnish my reputation and integrity," he was quoted as saying.

Taufiq said he had lodged a report with the Ma...