Internet crimes and scams

Singapore, Cambodia police and OCBC help S’pore firm recover US$12.8 million from scammers

The company first received an e-mail from a business partner’s address on Oct 1 with new instructions directing payment to a new bank account.

Thailand vows to seize over $1.28 billion from accused scam money launderers

Officials said a group, allegedly led by South African Ben Smith, moved illicit proceeds through overseas financial firms. These were then traded for stocks on the Thai stock exchange.

Jail, caning for account mule who vandalised police toilet with vulgarity and anti-police slogan

Emirqhul Haqiem Mohamed Fadil was sentenced to six months’ jail and three strokes of the cane on Oct 27.

Over $180,000 lost in phishing scams on Carousell since July: Police

Victims were directed to a fake website mimicking Carousell’s official website, where a chatbot guided them through a supposed bank account verification process to receive payments.

News analysis

AI is unearthing internet’s hidden flaws – and more outages may follow

AI has helped drive a doubling of the number of digital flaws discovered year-on-year, experts say.

Websites go dark worldwide as AI uncovers flaws in code powering much of the internet

The PHP programming language helps run about 70% of the world’s websites, from online stores and news outlets to government services.

Japan’s banks and airlines pull digital services offline in scramble to fix PHP flaws

Governments are scrambling to plug holes discovered in sites that run on the PHP programming language.

Websites of Japanese ministries partially suspended due to PHP vulnerabilities, patching underway

The vulnerabilities prompted governments and companies around the world to temporarily shut down websites amid fears the flaws could be exploited for cyberattacks.

EU probes Booking.com over online fraud risks

The probe is the first into Booking.com under the Digital Services Act.

Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Flaws in the PHP programming language may allow attackers to execute code on affected servers, cybersecurity officials say.

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