Categories: NewsTelco

More telco officials remanded by MACC over probe into sale of customer info

After 3 directors were remanded for bribing telco officials, several telco officials were also remanded to assist in investigations into an SMS scam case. Two individuals aged 39 and 47 years old were issued a remand order by Magistrate Siti Roslizawati Mohd Zanin for five days following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

There are now a total of 6 individuals in remand for the case including a 49-year-old telco staff that was picked up on Tuesday evening.

According to The Star, a Chief Technology Officer and an employee of a telco company were arrested yesterday at the MACC headquarters. It was reported that the suspect had allegedly received bribes amounting to RM300,000 in stages to release a list of prepaid customer details from 2017.

It is believed that these phone numbers were used by syndicates to charge customers content services without their knowledge or consent. Three individuals including two Datuks were arrested earlier for giving bribes amounting to millions of ringgit to telco officials.

[ SOURCE 2, IMAGE SOURCE ]

Related reading

Recent Posts

How Do You Want to Pay for Your iPhone 18 Pro? 3 Ways to Get More Value

This post is brought to you by Yes. Every annual Apple iPhone release brings up…

3 hours ago

TNB Bill Relief: Anwar announces AFA, retail charge and SST exemptions up to 800kWh until 31 December 2026

Malaysians who have seen their household TNB electricity usage increase due to the recent hot…

7 hours ago

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Deep Espresso Limited Edition Debuts Exclusively at Harvey Norman, Priced from RM9,999

HP's latest premium AI laptop lineup has officially arrived in Malaysia, bringing high-end Intel chips…

9 hours ago

Deloitte survey: Nearly 1 in 10 UK employees secretly use banned AI at work

A growing divide is forming between employees and management over artificial intelligence in the workplace.…

10 hours ago

GXBank Partners with World Bank’s IFC to Offer Up to RM450 Million in Loans for Local MSMEs

GX Bank has inked a landmark risk-sharing partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a…

10 hours ago

Meta One is here: Here’s everything you need to know about Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp tools

Meta has officially introduced Meta One, a unified subscription service designed to offer expanded artificial…

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.