Singapore Wealth Flows Face New Scrutiny in Superhacker Case
- Alleged mastermind Wang YunHe arrested in Singapore on May 24
- City-state faces challenges from push to attract ultra-rich
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Before he was arrested this month for allegedly running what’s likely the world’s largest cybercrime computer network, Wang YunHe enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Singapore.
He held a bank account in the city-state, was a director of several local companies and lived in a multi-million-dollar apartment overlooking a premier shopping district, according to an indictment and local filings. All the while, the 35-year-old Chinese national was amassing riches by offering cybercriminals access to millions of infected devices for a fee, the US Justice Department said.