The Singaporean authorities have detained six people believed to be associated with a global cybercrime syndicate suspected of masterminding malicious cyber activities all over the world, latest reports said.
The arrest was a result of an extensive operation carried out by various law enforcement agencies in Singapore, further highlighting the growing complexity and reach of organised cybercrime.
The notion that hackers work in some sort of relative isolation is the furthest from the truth. The most substantial cyberattacks committed today are the work of organised crime or even state actors. The groups are very well organised and may be working in multiple countries to fulfil their objectives. To illustrate, North Korea-associated hacking entities have successfully withdrawn billions of dollars in ransomware attacks. These hackers don’t work alone but instead use the assistance of other cyber-thieves who introduce them to sensitive information, corporate infrastructure, or digital tools which they use to push malware.
On September 9, 2024, Singapore’s police conducted an operation of a large-scale raid comprising 160 officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, the Police Intelligence Department, the Special Operations Command, and the Internal Security Department. The raid was executed over several residential locations in Singapore and resulted in the arrest of six people- five Chinese nationals and one Singaporean. Members of these suspects have been associated with an international cybercrime group that is conducting its unlawful activities all over the world on
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