How 4 death row convicts escaped only to be caught in 90 minutes
The convicts were reported to have been planning for a long time: they made a rope out of clothes, made a hole in the ceiling of their cell, and escaped through the roof at 3:05…
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Indonesian government refuses to pay $8 million after ransomware attack on national data centre
The government will fix the impacted services as soon as possible, says Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi, adding that public data remained safe despite…
Johor police expose insurance fraud syndicate after brutal murder, eight arrested
Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said that the syndicate had orchestrated the murder to appear as a road accident, enabling them to file an insurance claim. He explained that the…
Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation to summon tech editor over hack claims
The National Bureau of Investigation is preparing to subpoena Manila Bulletin technology editor Art Samaniego Jr. in connection with recent hacking incidents targeting private…
Ransomware attack behind massive disruption in Indonesia’s national data centre
The data failure at the facility in Surabaya, East Java, was first reported on Thursday, June 20, and impacted databases managed by more than 200 central government and regional…
Singaporean woman admits splashing hot water on her 4 kids on suspicion one of them stole her cash
Her offences were committed when her three daughters were aged eight, 10 and 11, and her son was nine.
The ‘helpers’ preying on runaway South Korean teens
The term is often hashtagged alongside others such as ""gachul"" (runaway from home) and ""jatei"" (high school dropouts). These serve as an emergency code in seeking a place to…
Scammers using deep fake nude images to demand money from victims in Singapore
At least four men have been targeted by scammers in what has been coined “deepfake sexploitation,” The Straits Times has learnt.
At least 23 arrested after man lynched for alleged blasphemy in Swat’s Madyan: police
The mob had brutally lynched a man — who had been detained for the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran — inside the Madyan police station on Thursday evening. The mob had…
Cops rescue 73 individuals, children included, from human trafficking in large-scale operation in Malaysia
The victims—25 men, 26 women, and 22 children—were rescued in a large-scale nationwide operation codenamed ‘Ops Mega Pintas.’