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New Straits Times
3 days ago
- New Straits Times
Woman charged with 743 counts of database tampering, to undergo psychiatric evaluation
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court today ordered a former employee of a pay-TV company to undergo 30 days of psychiatric observation at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta after she was charged with 743 counts of unauthorised modifications to the company's database. Judge Norma Ismail directed that Nora Idayu Jaafar, 48, be admitted to the hospital next Monday following a request by her lawyer, Daniel Annamalai, who informed the court that his client had a referral letter from a private clinic to consult a psychiatrist. "She sought medical attention on June 6 and was referred for psychiatric evaluation. "The doctor suspects she may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)," he said. Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Rohaiza Abdul Rahman requested the court to decide whether the accused should be sent for psychiatric evaluation following the defence's application. The court set July 29 for further mention of the case. During today's hearing, two court interpreters took nearly two hours to read out 132 charges to the accused. Nora pleaded not guilty to all the charges, which alleged that she made unauthorised changes to the company's customer database by converting standard user accounts into corporate accounts without permission. She is facing a total of 743 charges, 30 of which were read out on June 4 before she collapsed in the dock midway through proceedings, prompting the court to adjourn and resume the remainder today. Previously, the court granted her bail at RM10,000 with one surety and imposed additional conditions requiring her to surrender her passport and report to the nearest police station once a month until the trial concludes. According to the charge sheet, Nora, who was attached to the Commercial Support Unit, is accused of knowingly making unauthorised modifications to account data, thereby altering the contents of the company's database. The offences allegedly involved 743 Astro customers and were committed between 2013 and 2019 at Astro's office in Menara Icon, Jalan Tun Razak. She is charged under Section 5(1) of the Computer Crimes Act 1997, which carries a penalty of up to seven years' imprisonment, a fine of up to RM100,000, or both, upon conviction.
Rakyat Post
05-06-2025
- 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.
