NTU student hacked Kopitiam cards for free food, drinks and cigarettes
Tee Chin Yue hacked four Kopitiam cards more than 130 times, and used the ill-gotten credit to top-up more than 180 Singtel pre-paid SIM cards in exchange for cash.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - He started by hacking stored value cards for hostel air-conditioning at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Realising he could take his exploits further, Tee Chin Yue, an NTU student at the time, hacked four Kopitiam cards more than 130 times, and used the ill-gotten credit to top up more than 180 Singtel pre-paid SIM cards in exchange for cash.
In total, his unauthorised transactions caused a loss of $80,800 to Kopitiam.
On Monday (March 9), Tee, 25, was convicted after pleading guilty to one charge under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act.
A similar charge was taken into consideration.
Tee, a Malaysian, had come to Singapore to study on an Asean scholarship.
He began his hacking spree in 2015, while pursuing a computer engineering degree at NTU.
While staying at the hostel, he researched how to hack stored value cards for free air-conditioning.
Around August that year, he realised he could also modify Kopitiam cards to get food and cigarettes for free.
He would change the last four digits of the hacked cards to avoid detection.
He soon discovered he could use the hacked cards to top up Singtel pre-paid SIM cards.
Tee saw this as a business opportunity and began offering discounted top-ups through online marketplace Carousell.
As an example, he would charge others $8 to top up $10 in their Singtel cards.
He received about $34,000 from Carousell users this way.
Some time in 2016, he discovered his hacked cards no longer worked. Afraid he would get caught, he threw them away.
Unknown to him, Kopitiam and the police were investigating after a police report was made on Dec 12 that year.
Tee was arrested on July 24, 2017.
He has since made full restitution to Kopitiam, and has graduated from NTU.
On Monday, Deputy Public Prosecutor David Koh urged the court to jail Tee for at least 14 months.
He said the accused used his expertise as a computer science major to exploit the system and in an attempt to cover his tracks.
DPP Koh added that Tee was motivated by greed and should receive little sympathy.
But Tee's lawyer, Mr Edmond Pereira, asked the court to call for a report to determine his client's suitability for probation.
He said Tee deserved a second chance, and had written about a solution to the loophole as part of his final-year thesis.
Tee's work superior at Trusted Services, a subsidiary of Temasek Management Services, also wrote a character reference letter, saying he would like to keep him in his employ regardless of the sentence handed to Tee.
District Judge Eddy Tham said he would like more time to consider the appropriate sentence, and adjourned sentencing for next month.
Tee is out on bail of $10,000 and expected to be back in court on April 1.
For hacking the cards, he can be jailed for up to three years, or fined up to $10,000, or both.
~The Straits Times~
Coronavirus: NTU, NUS terminate passes of 2 foreign students for breaching 14-day leave, stay-home rules
The first case is an international postgraduate student from NTU's National Institute of Education and the second case is an NUS international exchange student. ST PHOTOS: KELLY HUI, GAVIN FOO
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) will be terminating the student passes of two international students for breaching 14-day leave or stay-home rules.
The duo are the first students here to have been expelled for breaching the rules since they kicked in.
Announcing this on Tuesday (March 10), the Ministry of Education (MOE) said that in view of the recent surge in the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide, "it is imperative that all students issued with a stay-home notice comply strictly with its requirements to limit the risk from potential imported cases and to safeguard our community".
Covid-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus.
The first case is an international postgraduate student from NTU's National Institute of Education (NIE), who breached his stay-home notice and repeatedly provided false information to the institution and the NIE board of discipline regarding his travel movements.
The second case is an NUS international exchange student. The student was placed on leave of absence - before stay-home notices kicked in - but was found to have breached the requirements and made a false travel declaration to NUS.
Stay-home notices are served to Singapore residents and long-term pass holders returning from mainland China, Iran, northern Italy and South Korea. Those issued such notices must remain in their place of residence at all times for a 14-day period after their return to Singapore.
These notices took effect from Feb 18, 11.59pm and initially only applied to all returnees with recent travel history to mainland China but was expanded to include travellers from other places.
Before stay-home notices came into effect, a leave of absence with a similar 14-day leave requirement was in place from Jan 31. But it was not as strict as the notices as those on leave were permitted to go out of their homes briefly to, for example, have their meals or buy household supplies.
MOE’s announcement comes after The Straits Times reported on Monday that NUS terminated the same international exchange student’s programme here for breaching a mandatory 14-day leave of absence and making a false travel declaration.
NUS dean of students Leong Ching said in an update on Saturday of the student: “The board of discipline has terminated her student exchange programme with NUS and she will return to her home university.
“She has been officially reprimanded and a report sent to her home university.”
NUS sent out an internal circular on Monday that was seen by ST, reminding staff and students to declare their overseas travel plans from March 9 to July 31. Those who do not intend to travel also had to indicate as such.
MOE urged all students served with a stay-home notice or leave of absence to comply with the respective requirements, and said that students who are found to have breached the rules will be subject to disciplinary actions from their schools and institutions.
In addition to school sanctions, students who do not comply with the stay-home notice may also be prosecuted under the Infectious Diseases Act.
Permanent residents, dependant's pass or student pass holders may also have their re-entry permits or passes revoked or shortened.
On Feb 24, the Ministry of Manpower said it had taken action against 14 work pass holders and 15 employers for breaching leave of absence requirements.
Separately, a 45-year-old Chinese national lost his permanent resident status and has been barred from re-entering Singapore after breaching his stay-home notice requirements while he was here from Feb 20 to 23.
The man was briefed on the requirements of the notice, but did not respond to phone calls and was not at his declared place of residence when Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers checked.
On Feb 23, he was spotted attempting to leave Singapore and was warned that he had breached the requirements of his notice and could face penalties. But he still insisted on leaving.
ICA rejected his application for renewal of his re-entry permit, which allows a person to retain his or her PR status while outside of Singapore.
~Straits Times~
NSF admits taking photos of men showering in NTU, performing sex acts in Jurong Point toilets
A full-time national serviceman trespassed into Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and took photos of men showering on campus.
He also took photos and videos of other men performing sex acts in toilets at NTU and Jurong Point.
Lau Jun Wei, 20, pleaded guilty on Monday (Mar 9) to two counts of criminal trespass and one count of using insulting behaviour with intent to cause alarm.
An additional four charges of making an obscene film and criminal trespass will be taken into consideration for sentencing.
The court heard that Lau was in NTU "hanging out with his friend" on Feb 24 last year when he needed to use the toilet.
He headed to the toilet and as a dustbin was keeping the door ajar, did not have to use a key fob - an electronic device used by hall residents to enter secure places - to get in.
When he was done, Lau heard the sound of running water and realised someone was showering in the last toilet cubicle, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Thiam Jia Min.
He went to the cubicle, turned on his camera and placed his phone over the top of the door to film the naked man showering.
"The accused then took two photographs and one video of the unknown man fully naked and showering, as he was curious as to how men looked like when they showered," said Ms Thiam.
MADE OBSCENE VIDEOS AT JURONG POINT
Other than the offences committed at NTU, Lau also went to nearby Jurong Point, where he took obscene videos.
On Apr 3 last year, he took two videos of himself masturbating another man in a toilet at Jurong Point.
A few weeks later on Apr 16, he returned to NTU and took photos and videos of a man masturbating inside a toilet cubicle.
Days later, Lau went to a friend's dormitory room in NTU, where he stayed overnight. He went to use the toilet when he realised someone was showering in a cubicle.
He went over and took two photos of the naked victim.
This time, when Lau was leaving the toilet, he was confronted by one of the victim's friends, who had caught Lau holding his phone over the top of the cubicle door.
The victim eventually called the police, feeling alarmed, distressed and traumatised by Lau's actions. Because of what happened, the victim eventually moved out of the hall.
Lau's final offence took place on Jul 14 last year, when he filmed a man masturbating another man in a toilet at Jurong Point.
The prosecution said it was not objecting to the calling of a probation suitability report, but reserves its position on sentencing until after the report is produced.
She noted that Lau has expressed remorse. Lau's lawyer said his client had no previous criminal convictions, was young and has mental disorders.
The judge called for a probation suitability report and adjourned sentencing to Apr 6.
Source: CNA/ll(hs)
69岁南洋理工大学清洁工确诊
在南洋理工大学担任清洁工的69岁新加坡男子确诊感染冠病。（档案照片）
在南洋理工大学担任清洁工的69岁新加坡男子确诊感染冠病，他的感染源头不明。
根据卫生部文告，男子是在上个星期天（1日）出现症状，3日和6日到同一个诊所求医。他在6日被救护车送往黄廷方综合医院，昨天下午（7日）确诊。
入院前，男子在南洋理工大学Innovation Centre担任清洁工。
根据南大发给学生的教职员的电邮，这名清洁工最后一次到校园是本月3日，之后就一直放病假。
南大也透露，清洁工在本月2日和3日工作时，并未与南大学生有过接触，或与南大职员有过长时间接触。
他的主要活动范围是Innovation Centre的底层厕所和大楼外围。这些地方都已彻底消毒。 来
自同个清洁公司的其他清洁工，若与这名确诊病患有过密切接触，也被令放缺席假。
来源：zaobao.sg
南大校园开放日网上虚拟举行 避免人潮群聚
为防范2019冠状病毒传播，新加坡南洋理工大学的常年校园开放日和职业展将通过网上虚拟方式举行，以避免人潮群聚。
南大常务副校长兼教务长林杉教授今天（14日）宣布这个消息时说，会如期在这个月29日举行校园开放日，但校园导览将以网络虚拟方式进行，让有意报读南大的学生可以参观校园内的地标建筑物、学生宿舍、翻新后重新开放的云南园等。
而原定这个月7、11和14日举行的南大职业展，则改在下个月2到8日之间，通过虚拟职业展iFair方式举行。
南大的这两项活动每年可分别吸引大约2万和1万5000人参与。
~8视界~
Expelled NTU student gets short detention order for filming woman in hall toilet
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student who was expelled after filming a woman in a shower on campus was sentenced by a court on Monday (Jan 20) to a short detention order of 14 days.
Chinese national Han Shiyu, 18, pleaded guilty to one charge of insulting the modesty of a woman and another of criminal trespass, with two other charges taken into consideration.
A short detention order (SDO) detains an offender in prison for a short time, but does not leave a criminal record upon release.
Han was a scholar at NTU at the time of the offence in August 2019 and was in Singapore on a student pass, studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the court heard.
His girlfriend, who stayed at the same hall as the victim, gave him her key to retrieve some belongings. This gave Han access to the hall.
At about 9.20pm on Aug 12, 2019, Han entered the women's toilet at the hall in NTU using his girlfriend's key.
The victim, a 20-year-old woman studying at the university, was showering in a cubicle, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Michelle Lu.
Han heard the sound of water running and decided to record a video of the victim.
He entered the cubicle beside the victim's, and extended his phone with its recording mode on under a partition separating the two cubicles.
The victim noticed part of the phone under the cubicle partition, along with its red recording light.
Han retracted his phone after taking a six-second video, before using the toilet in another cubicle.
The victim was shocked and afraid to confront Han, so she texted a male friend, who went to look for her.
The victim later went to look for security guards for help while her male friend waited for Han outside the women's washroom.
A security officer called the police that night saying: "We have a case of Peeping Tom. A male subject was found in the female toilet."
Investigations revealed that the hall had specific levels for female residents only, with women's toilets located on those levels that are accessible only with keys issued to hall residents.
After Han was charged, NTU confirmed that it had expelled Han from October last year, stressing that the university "takes a zero tolerance approach towards harassment and takes all cases of misconduct involving harassment seriously".
"Students who are found guilty of misconduct face disciplinary proceedings that include expulsion from the university," said NTU.
SCHOLARSHIP REVOKED, NO LONGER INTENDS TO STUDY IN SINGAPORE
The court heard on Monday that Han has had his scholarship revoked, and indicated that he no longer has any intention to remain in Singapore to further his studies.
The prosecutor urged the court to impose the maximum 14 days' short detention order.
Ms Lu noted that while such cases typically warrant a custodial or short sentence, the accused in this case was a young and foreign offender who does not have any intention to remain in Singapore.
"Mr Han has been expelled from the university, and he will be providing the relevant undertaking that he will not be pursuing any tertiary studies in Singapore," said Ms Lu.
Defence lawyer Che Wei Chin noted that the prosecution had set in place certain conditions for the short detention order.
He said his client was going back to Liaoning, China, for an entrance examination after serving his sentence.
For insulting a woman's modesty, Han could have been jailed for up to a year, fined, or both.
For criminal trespass, he could have been jailed for up to three months, fined a maximum S$1,500, or both.
~Channel News Asia~
参加南大短期课程 校园偷拍男子被捕
一名26岁男子在南大涉嫌侮辱女性尊严而被捕。 （曾美玲 摄影）
男子涉在南洋理工大学巴士站偷拍裙底，被警方逮捕归案。
这起事件发生在上星期五（17日），一名男子疑因在南大校园内的巴士站偷拍女性裙底风光而被逮捕。
据悉，事发地点是位于南大北区大楼（North Spine）食阁与国立教育学院（National Institute of Education，简称NIE）附近的巴士站。
《新明日报》记者走访现场时观察，该处附近有至少3个巴士站，其中一个较靠近南大北区大楼食阁的巴士站人流量较多，就算是假日也有不少人在此处等候巴士。另外两个巴士站位置离南大北区大楼较远，也较偏僻。
警方受询时表示，在当天下午2时40分接获求助通报，并赶往南洋通道协助。一名26岁的男子因侮辱女性尊严而被捕，调查目前还在进行中。
《新明日报》
