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Scams and data leaks, told from the side of the people who lose the money or the data.
Mae Sot mule account raid: Thai cyber police arrested three men running a fake nail salon that turned bank accounts into ready-to-use phones for scam and gambling networks.
Who Gives A Crap data breach: the Australian toilet paper brand says a US marketing software provider exposed customers' names, contact details and spend. No card data or passwords.
CSA, GovTech and IMDA tell Singapore users of personal AI agents such as Muse and OpenClaw to keep them out of banking, Singpass and healthcare accounts and away from OTPs.
Lam Yong Yan, 27, was deported from Vietnam and arrested at Changi on 6 November over a Phnom Penh scam syndicate linked to at least 528 cases and about S$53 million in losses.
M1 data breach: the Singapore telco says customer names, NRIC/FIN numbers, birth dates, phone numbers and addresses were exposed on 30 October. Payment data was not, it says.
Pattaya mule account raid: Thai police arrested eight people in a condominium on 5 November and link the ring to online fraud losses of more than 100 million baht nationwide.
Data breach at Doctor Anywhere: the Singapore telehealth and clinic operator says an unknown third party accessed users' personal data. It says clinical records were not affected.
A fake BNM Mobile Security app is relaying Malaysians' bank cards over NFC to scammers for ATM withdrawals and contactless payments, MyCERT warned on 4 November.
Prince Holding Group's Singapore director Karen Chen Xiuling was arrested at Changi Airport and faces two charges, as police put assets seized or frozen in the case above S$700 million.
GTA VI scam sites are selling fake leaked copies, $199 keys and Android APKs, and some downloads carry trojans and infostealers, ahead of the game's 19 November console launch.
Thai police have broken up a ring that supplied company bank accounts to call-centre scam gangs, with warrants for 56 people and losses of more than 250 million baht across at least 130 cases.
Ransomware attack on Burnaby School District, B.C.: the Qilin group claims to have published stolen files, and the district says some of its data may be included.
