Ecosystem Roundup: Singapore’s iMessage scam bust exposes a regulatory blind spot
Singapore’s Cyber Command has disrupted more than 30,000 Apple iMessage accounts tied to a fraud campaign that has cost victims roughly SGD2.2 million (US$1.7 million) since June, a figure that jumped nearly US$800,000 in the weeks since police last updated the tally on August 5. The scam itself was mundane: spoofed messages impersonating Ninja Van, J&T Express and government […] The post…
Singapore's Cyber Command has disrupted over 30,000 Apple iMessage accounts associated with a fraud campaign that has cost victims around SGD2.2 million (US$1.7 million) since June. The scam involved spoofed messages impersonating delivery services and government agencies, directing victims to fake payment pages. Unlike SMS, iMessage operates on Apple's infrastructure, outside the telecom-level filters and sender ID registry.
This bust follows new regulations under the Online Criminal Harms Act, covering seven messaging and calling services, and a Social Media Code targeting scam ads on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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