India tells WhatsApp to halt usernames rollout, justify feature or face action
NEW DELHI: India has asked WhatsApp to justify the implementation of a planned feature covering usernames and to freeze the rollout in its biggest market, escalating a crackdown on messaging anonymity that began with Telegram, according to a government letter reviewed by Reuters
Beware, Facebook shoppers: Cambodian police bust Telegram scam; over US$100,000 extorted
The arrest was made on June 20 by officers from the Anti-Cyber Crime Department, working alongside the Internal Security Department and Tbong Khmum provincial police, according to a statement released by the department.
M'sian delivery riders nabbed for suspected roles in cross-border ah long pressure tactics
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed the arrest of 35 people, including Malaysian food delivery riders hired by loan shark syndicates to allegedly carry out extortion activities in Singapore.
Civil servant duped of nearly RM100,000 in online investment scams
KUALA TERENGGANU: A female civil servant in Terengganu lost RM99,276 after falling victim to two fraudulent online investment schemes.
Adults preying on minors via Telegram bot Leomatch may face jail, caning in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Adults caught having sexual communication with minors and meeting them in real life may face sexual grooming charges, which carry a sentence of caning and imprisonment.
US seizes Telegram channel recruiting Filipinos to scam hubs
The United States (US) government had seized a Telegram channel being used to recruit Filipinos and other nationals into a scam hub operation in Cambodia under false promises of high-paying job.
It’s actually no work and all play
PETALING JAYA: Cases of online job scams targeting youths have nearly doubled, rising from roughly two cases a day in 2024 to nearly four per day in 2025.
Telegram users in Russia report outage as app faces crackdown
he popular messaging service Telegram is facing a blackout in Russia. Users reported that the service's app and web versions were inaccessible on Monday, with rumours having previously circulated of a full ban from April 1.
Major social media, messaging platforms now deemed licensed in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Major internet messaging and social media platforms with at least eight million users in Malaysia are now deemed licensed under the country's communications laws, placing them formally under local regulatory oversight, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
‘Some are just kids’: Victims of alleged S$700,000 Pokemon card scam in Singapore band together for support
SINGAPORE: Kenny Ang thought he was making just another purchase of Pokemon cards from a reseller in January. But his order never arrived.
