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The team is tasked with drafting the country’s regulations on cyber crimes and misuse of technology.

SINGAPORE: The police are investigating five men and two women for their suspected involvement in a series of holiday travel package scams.  At least 48 victims were cheated of a total sum amounting to at least S$1.7 million (US$1.2 million), the police said on Thursday (Jun 1).  Betwee

He asked Kenyans to ignore the claims and view it as a sponsored propaganda.

The reports exposed how Chinese hackers had targetted key government institutions and agencies.

SINGAPORE - A serial conman was in the process of making full restitution to 13 scam victims he had duped on online marketplace Carousell when he reoffended and cheated another 128 people of nearly $148,000 on the same platform. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The spread of potentially harmful content such as hate speech and dis/misinformation has increasingly become an issue of concern that threatens public access to information, social cohesion, peace and democracy.On 12 April 2023, UNESCO in partnership

SINGAPORE — There were around 120 money mules suspected of helping scammers in the phishing scams targeting OCBC Bank customers from December 2021 to January 2022. But due to limitations in current laws, only nine could be charged. This was revealed by Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo in Parliament on Monday (May 8), during her opening speech on...

In Parliament on Tuesday (May 9), Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo responded to clarifications sought by members of the House on the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) (Amendment) Bill and Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill. The bills were then passed.

'Without evidence or proof of the material, there is no case,' cybercrime expert warns.