On August 20, 2021, a 26-year-old woman will face charges of Unauthorized Access to Computer Material (Section 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act) and Unauthorized Disclosure of Customer Information (Section 47(1) of the Banking Act) in court.
After the lady filed a police report alleging she was a victim of a China Officials Impersonation Scam, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department investigated found out that she was in cahoots with the scam organization.
The internet has revealed that she is a PRC Singaporean PR
Investigations revealed that, while employed at a bank, the lady reportedly accessed and executed searches on the bank’s computerized client database without authorization between April 6 and April 22, 2021, gaining access to the information of over 3,300 customers.
She is also accused of disclosing the personal information of over 1,100 clients to a phony representative of the “Shanghai Police.”
Unauthorized Access to Computer Material is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 or a period of imprisonment of up to two years, or both, under Section 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act.
A person guilty of an offence of Unauthorized Disclosure of Customer Information under Section 47(1) of the Banking Act faces a fine of not more than S$125,000, a period of imprisonment of not more than three years, or both.