S’porean accused of hacking FairPrice & Zalora accounts to make S$25K of fraudulent purchases
Police arrested a 34-year-old Singaporean for alleged hacking after Thai authorities deported him.
In a news release on Monday (25 Aug), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said Ong Jian Zhen allegedly hacked into NTUC FairPrice and Zalora accounts.
Source: Singapore Police Force
He was first charged on 8 Oct 2021, but skipped bail
Ong first ran into trouble with the law on 8 Oct 2021, when authorities charged him in court for a separate offence.
However, he absconded and did not attend subsequent court hearings when released on bail.
The State Courts issued a warrant of arrest against him on 8 Sept 2022.
SPF worked with foreign law enforcement counterparts to trace him.
Reports made over hacking of NTUC FairPrice and Zalora accounts
Meanwhile, multiple customer accounts on NTUC FairPrice and Zalora were reported to have been hacked.
These reports were made between July and November 2022.
The hacked accounts were used to make at least S$25,000 of fraudulent purchases.
Ong had allegedly worked with at least six other people on these crimes.
He fled again after Thai authorities arrested him
The Bangkok Post reported Thai authorities arrested Ong in October 2022 for entering the country using a fake passport.
However, he again fled after police released him on bail.
Thai police finally tracked him down and arrested him at a condominium in Bangkok in January 2023.
Source: Bangkok Post
Drugs found in his room
Police also arrested a 28-year-old Thai woman along with him. Officers then found drugs, including crystal methamphetamine, ketamine and Erimin 5, in the room.
Police also seized an electronic scale and three bank accounts.
Ong thus landed in more trouble as police charged him and the woman with possession of illicit drugs.
Source: Bangkok Post
SPF said Thai authorities jailed him for both drug-related and immigration offences.
Man deported to S’pore, arrested upon arrival
Thai authorities released Ong from prison on 30 July 2025 and detained him at the immigration detention centre.
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) helped deport him to Singapore on Monday (25 Aug).
SPF Cybercrime Command Commander Paul Tay thanked RTP for their “strong support and assistance” in arresting and deporting him.
Police subsequently arrested him upon his arrival in Singapore on the same day.
Court to charge Ong over FairPrice and Zalora hacking
Authorities will charge Ong in court on Tuesday (26 Aug) for unauthorised access to computer material under Section 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1993.
If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison and/or a fine of up to S$5,000.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Tay sounded a warning to offenders who think they can escape punishment in Singapore, saying:
Criminals can run but we will spare no effort to hunt them down and bring them to justice.
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