Two mobile phone shop employees arrested over scheme to compromise Singpass accounts
Both suspects, aged 25 and 47, are Malaysian.
On August 25, two Malaysian men, aged 25 and 47, were arrested in Singapore for allegedly compromising Singpass accounts of Singapore citizens and work permit holders. The Cyber Command, in collaboration with the Singpass Trust and Safety team at GovTech, conducted an operation between August 21 and 25, resulting in the arrest of the two individuals.
According to the police, the suspects were employees of a mobile phone shop in Singapore and exploited their work positions to access customers' Singpass accounts. One of the suspects allegedly offered to help update a customer's Singpass-linked mobile number during a SIM card purchase, and used this opportunity to create a LiquidPay account without the customer's knowledge.
This was not an isolated incident; 171 other Singpass accounts were also linked to the same fraudulent activity. All affected LiquidPay accounts have been frozen. The suspects face a maximum charge of ten years in prison, a fine not exceeding S$500,000, or both if found guilty of assisting in criminal conduct.
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