Written Reply to Parliamentary Questions on Number of Internet Banking Scams Caused by Smartphone Malware Since 2022

Question:

Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) since 2022, how many of the reported internet banking scams are caused by compromises to smartphones by malware; and (b) what is the percentage breakdown of the operating systems used in the compromised smartphones. 


Answer: 

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1. From January 2022 to November 2023, the Police received about 2,000 reports of victims having downloaded malware onto their phones. The cases reported involved compromise of Android devices. Police have yet to detect cases involving iOS devices.