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The youngest suspect is 16 years old. Six other people are assisting with investigations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE: Teenagers were among 10 people arrested for their suspected involvement in a recent spate of banking-related malware scams targeting Android users.  The youngest suspect nabbed during a two-week police operation is 16 years old. Others who were arrested are aged between

A 16-year-old was among 10 people arrested for suspected involvement in malware scams that led to victims' bank accounts being emptied.

The bank emphasises it does not monitor phone activities.

Bitget previously purchased a controlling stake in BitKeep for $30 million in March.

There is an emergence of scams involving malicious software or “malware” that infects android devices, enabling scammers to siphon out funds from bank accounts (and in some cases CPF accounts). From January to June 2023, there were more than 700 reports of malware-related scams with losses in these cases amounting to $8 million. Eight of these malware scams involved CPF savings with an aggregate net loss of $124,000. In such malware scams:  

Hackers have turned to Android’s WebAPK technology as a new means to install malicious apps without the need for sideloading.

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force on Sunday (Jul 16) issued a warning over a fake SMS impersonating as its "anti-scam centre (ASC)".  "In this scam variant, members of the public would receive a scam SMS from 'ASC', requesting them to download and install an “anti-scam” app to ensure the

SINGAPORE: At least S$12 million (US$8.9 million) has been lost in fake friend call scams since January 2023, the police said on Wednesday (Jul 5), warning of a new variant involving malicious Android links. At least 3,700 victims have fallen prey to such scams since the beginning of the year. Th

Some 13 individuals were arrested for suspected involvement in banking-related malware scam cases. Read for full details.