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Five officers from Malaysia's Immigration Department have been remanded until August 6 as authorities investigate their suspected involvement in hacking the MyIMMs system to unlawfully process temporary work permits.
Authorities have disrupted a criminal network that infiltrated Malaysia's immigration database to issue fake work permits. The MACC and Immigration Department collaborated in the enforcement action targeting the MyIMMs hacking operation.
A Singapore-based man allegedly conned six foreign nationals into paying S$14,000 for counterfeit work permits and training certificates. Investigations by MOM and police are ongoing.