KUALA LUMPUR: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Bhd (PNMB) has developed a mobile application to counter the increasing use of fake academic certificates purportedly issued by public and private institutions of higher learning. Its Security Design and Security Printing Unit head Razlan Abdullah said the MySijil app was developed to scan certificates or security documents produced by PNMB to verify their authenticity. "The app is currently being used by 17 higher education institutions including International Islamic University Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur. "It is also being used by Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech Mara Kuala Lumpur, and the Technical University of Malaysia," he said in a recent interview. He noted that low-security features in certificates, diplomas and degrees awarded by higher learning institutions in the country have apparently allowed fake degree scams to proliferate.

Source: The Star May 02, 2022 16:29 UTC