
To think that you could somehow get your friend to put his or her job on the line to commit such fraud is just laughable. MNCs have policies and more often than not are drafted in accordance to privacy laws of their respective countries of origin. It is also obvious that you have no idea how the big leagues play. You don't need to snoop around trough dubious questionable means.

They can jack up their rates and if the rates are too high for anyone in the market to afford them, they will eventually settle for less. What's the point of doing all these monkey business? In as much as you do all these nonsense, those 2 candidates can choose to walk away if they have options. If you want to hire, then it's a question of affordability, either you can give them a package that they are satisfied or you can't and you walk away and hire someone cheaper. The objective at hand is if you want to hire the candidates based on your impression of the interview. If you are are hiring manager, you should demonstrate some maturity here instead of playing stupid games like these.

Acquiring private data without their consent and not through a legal compliant process is a criminal offense in many countries and could get you in trouble. You're lucky that you're in msia where you can be sloppy in acquiring and handling private data.still you better check with a lawyer on this and hope that the candidates do not know the law.
