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Malaysia's Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has urged online platforms to fully comply with the Risk Mitigation Code under the Online Safety Act 2025 to tackle rising online fraud, with a grace period extending to December 2025.
Singapore Police Force and the FBI have formalized their partnership to combat online scams and cyber fraud through joint operations, intelligence sharing and capacity building in the fight against transnational crime.
A New York court has rejected Zelle's attempt to dismiss a major fraud lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Letitia James, allowing the case alleging over $1 billion in consumer losses to proceed to trial.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pointed to the eFishery scandal as evidence that Malaysia cannot rely solely on auditors to prevent corporate fraud, after three leading audit firms approved KWAP's controversial RM163.4 million investment.
Air travel fraud in the Middle East and Africa has surged dramatically, with prevented fraud rates doubling to 2.03% in the second quarter—far above the global average of 0.29%. Cairo has become the world's riskiest departure city.
Three brothers have been charged across separate Kuala Lumpur Sessions Courts for operating unlicensed capital market activities, marking another enforcement action by the Securities Commission.