Malaysian PR charged with computer hacking

[Nu Wa]

Sep 23, 2010
Charged with computer hacking

By Elena Chong

Leslie Liew Cheong Wee, 35, believed to be behind the power outage at Marina Bay Sands, was brought to court today to face 6 computer misuse charges. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

A MALAYSIAN who allegedly accessed the computer network of integrated resort Marina Bay Sands six times in May was charged in court on Thursday. Leslie Liew Cheong Wee, 35, is accused of computer misuse from a flat in Teck Whye Lane between May 9 and 12. He is said to have knowingly caused a server to perform a function for securing a remote access without the authority of the Marina Bay Sands workstation computer between May 9 and 12.

It was reported earlier that MBS made a police report around the time on power disruption on its property. One of the blackouts occurred 20 minutes after midnight on May 12 which affected a small area of the gaming floor for about an hour. Backup power was activated. Liew, a permanent resident here, was offered bail of $15,000. His passport has been impounded. The case will be mentioned on Sept 30. If convicted, he faces a fine of up to $50,000 or a jail term of up to seven years or to both.

 

[Samurai]

Engineer jailed for causing MBS blackout
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Published on May 16, 2012

Liew was also fined a total of $30,000 on six computer misuse charges. -- ST FILE PHOTO

By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent

For causing a partial blackout at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in 2010, a Malaysian engineer will serve two weeks in jail.

Leslie Liew Cheong Wee, 36, was also fined a total of $30,000 on Tuesday on six computer misuse charges.

The Singapore permanent resident, found guilty last month after a 14-day trial, is appealing against the conviction and jail term. He is out on $30,000 bail.

Liew, who had hacked into the MBS computer network between May 9 and 12 that year from his Teck Whye Lane home, failed to give a cogent and credible explanation for doing what he did.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

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