{"id":5280,"date":"2024-09-12T14:38:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/threat-intelligence\/singapore-arrests-6-suspected-members-of-african-cybercrime-group"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:38:48","slug":"singapore-arrests-6-suspected-members-of-african-cybercrime-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/singapore-arrests-6-suspected-members-of-african-cybercrime-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Arrests 6 Suspected Members of African Cybercrime Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/bltf88b55a48e05de6c\/66e1febe3925e3a5efa78b7c\/singaporepolice1800_Olaf_Schuelke_alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/singapore-arrests-6-suspected-members-of-african-cybercrime-group.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/singapore-arrests-6-suspected-members-of-african-cybercrime-group.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Six men \u2014 one Singaporean and the other five Chinese \u2014 were arrested in raids conducted by Singapore&#8217;s law enforcement and charged in court yesterday for their suspected involvement in illicit cyber activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Singapore police officers raided multiple residential site across the island, seizing electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones, as well as cash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The five Chinese nationals arrested are believed to be <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cybersecurity-operations\/west-african-crime-syndicate-taken-down-by-interpol-operation\" rel=\"noopener\">involved in a global syndicate<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> and face charges related to the Computer Misuse Act 1993. The Singaporean man was charged with abetting unauthorized access to websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&#8220;We have zero tolerance of the use of Singapore to conduct criminal activities, including illegal cyber activities,&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.police.gov.sg\/Media-Room\/News\/20240910_six_persons_to_be_charged_for_offences_in_relation_to_illegal_cyber_activities\" rel=\"noopener\">the Singapore police said in a statement<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">. &#8220;We will deal severely with perpetrators.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">All six men will be held as the police continue to look into each individual&#8217;s network of contacts and how they were connected to their various syndicates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/threat-intelligence\/singapore-arrests-6-suspected-members-of-african-cybercrime-group\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six men \u2014 one Singaporean and the other five 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