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Rakyat Post
5 days ago
- Rakyat Post
Ex-Astro Employee Faints In Court While Facing 743 Charges Of Data Tampering
Subscribe to our FREE In a dramatic turn of events at the Sessions Court yesterday (4 June), a former employee of television giant Astro collapsed in the dock while being read a whopping 743 charges of data tampering. Nora Idayu Jaafar, who previously served with Astro's Commercial Support Unit, fainted just as the court interpreter was reading out the 30th charge under the Computer Crimes Act 1997. The hearing was taking place before Judge Norma Ismail. Court proceedings came to a pause following the collapse, and the judge adjourned the reading of the remaining 713 charges to 26 June. As for the first 30 charges, Nora Idayu pleaded not guilty, The Star How did she get slapped with more than 700 charges? According to the first 30, Nora Idayu is accused of modifying customer account data in Astro's customer management system – known as AMDOCS CRM – converting 30 standard customer accounts into corporate accounts, granting the users free acccess to content. This allegedly took place at Astro's office at Menara Icon, Jalan Tun Razak. The alterations were deemed unauthorised and fall under Section 5(1) of the Computer Crimes Act 1997, a law that deals with illegal use or modification of data in computer systems. RM100,000 per charge if found guilty If found guilty, she could be looking at up to seven years in prison, a fine of up to RM100,000, or both – per charge. The court has granted her bail set at RM10,000 with one surety. Additional conditions include surrendering her passport until the trial concludes and reporting to the nearest police station once a month. With 713 more charges to go, all eyes will be on the courtroom come June 26. One thing's for sure – this is one of the most jaw-dropping cybercrime cases we've seen in a while. Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
New Straits Times
6 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Ex-pay TV staff faces 743 charges, faints in court on 30th
KUALA LUMPUR: A former employee of a pay TV company fainted in court after the 30th of 743 charges was read out to her for allegedly tampering with customer account data by converting regular accounts to corporate accounts. Nora Idayu Jaafar,48, collapsed in the dock shortly after entering her non-guilty plea to the 30th charge before Sessions Court judge Norma Ismail. The proceedings had to be halted while the court's security personnel and medical assistants from the Kuala Lumpur Hospital were deployed to the courtroom to provide assistance. After Nora Idayu regained consciousness, Norma released her on a RM10,000 bail in one surety for all 30 charges. The judge ordered her to return to the court on June 26 to face the remaining 713 charges. The court also ordered her to report to the police station once a month and surrender her passport. Nora Idayu, who was an associate of the commercial support unit, is accused of converting the regular clients account to corporate account without authorisation on Astro's Amdocs CRM database. She claimed trial to each of the 30 charges framed under Section 5(1) of the Computer Crimes Act punishable under Section 5(4) of the same act. Each charge carries a maximum fine of RM100,000 or a jail term not exceeding seven years or both upon conviction. She allegedly committed the offences at Astro's office in Menara Icon at Jalan Tun Razak. Deputy public prosecutor Rohaiza Abdul Rahman prosecuted while Nora Idayu had no legal representation.
