NEW ACCORDERS TENDED ON Tuesday ( Oct 8 ) against three Chinese nationals in an alleged global cybercrime syndicate based in Singapore reveal a flow of about S$ 11.6 million ( US$ 8.9 million ) into the group’s upkeep and connections to South Korea.
At this early stage of the legal process, it is difficult to provide specific information about how the syndicate operates.
The trio are a part of a larger group of seven men, all Chinese nationals except one Singaporean, according to court records, charge sheets, and an earlier press statement released jointly by the police and the Internal Security Department ( ISD ).
The organization is alleged to be connected to a worldwide gang that deals with cybercrime and is based in a bungalow in Mount Sinai.
The stolen data belonging to international victims, computer hacking tools that exploit vulnerabilities in Internet servers, and specialized software to manage ransomware were all found in the laptops and other devices that were taken from them.
The Chinese nationals reportedly gained entry into Singapore by using work permits that made them able to perform construction work, but they allegedly did not, according to their claims, remain at the authorized employer’s place of employment.
On September 9, about 160 SPF and ISD soldiers conducted continuous islandwide assaults that made the defendants.
The seven accused people are: Foreign citizens Sun Jiao, 42, Zhang Qingqiao, 38, Chen Yiren, 42, Yan Peijian, 38, Huang Qin Zheng, 35, Liu Yuqi, 32, and Singaporean Goh Shi Yong, 34.
Sun, Zhang, and Chen are the three people who were charged with new offenses on Tuesday.
Chen is accused of receiving about S$ 11.6 million from a” Biao Ge” man, which Chen used to pay for the book, maintenance, and costs of a group of Yan, Huang, Liu, and Sun as members of an organized legal team.
This reportedly includes money for the home at Mount Sinai.
Of the S$ 11.6 million, Chen reportedly “expended” about S$ 399, 000 over 11 times between 2022 and 2024, in a command under the Organised Crime Act.
On July 28, 2023, Zhang is currently accused of assisting two persons, Lim Clovis Leslie and Lee Kok Leong, in obtaining private information from unknown people.
Sun received two fresh expenses. While he was in Singapore on August 12, 2023, he is accused of sending a file containing the personal data of 1, 055 unfamiliar North Korean residents to a WhatsApp chat party.
Additionally, he is accused of obtaining 772, 500 USDT in bitcoin from a pocket owned by a co-accused Liu, whose alleged crimes resulted from criminal behavior.
The suspects ‘ earlier offenses include offering to pay for access to Indian nationals ‘ personal information found on gambling websites, sending a file containing the personal information of 9, 369 Thai people to other people, and allegedly targeting sites to look for open ports and exploit risks.
The Chinese people involved in syndicated, multinational crimes with amounts “in excess of S$ 1 million” are described as foreigners by a prosecutor in an unsuccessful bail review on October 1.
According to the public hear list, Coleman Street Chambers ‘ Mr. Hong Qibin, Ms. Elaine Cai, and Mr. Daniel Chia are defending Sun.
Mr. Ong Kelvin from Contigo Law defends Yan, Mr. Chen from Templars Law, and Mr. Lee Teck Leng from Legal Clinic defends both Huang and Liu.
Mr. Sunil Sudheesan and Ms. Joyce Khoo from Quahe Woo &, Palmer, and Mr. Quickly Wei Song from Goh JP &, Wong, represent Zhang and Goh respectively.
Bail reviews for Sun and Chen have been scheduled for Thursday. They have been held in custody for about a fortnight. Later this month, the various five people are scheduled to appear in court.
Aside from the main party, another two Indonesian men face charges in Singapore , linked to conspiring to provide the personal data of 9, 369 people from Thailand in a document sent from Singapore.
Seow Gim Shen, 42, and 39-year-old Kong Chien Hoi are set to plead guilty second month.