The operation was conducted by the Commercial Affairs Department and Police Intelligence Department between Oct 9 and 20. - PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE via The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE: Twelve people – 11 men and one woman aged between 17 and 40 – were arrested in a two-week islandwide operation for their suspected involvement in a series of banking-related malware scams.
The operation, conducted by the Commercial Affairs Department and Police Intelligence Department between Oct 9 and 20, revealed that the suspects had purportedly facilitated the scams by surrendering their bank account and Internet banking details and Singpass credentials for monetary gains.
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