by winston » Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:28 am
Hackers manipulate stocks in $920 million illicit trading spreeThe scams typically use the hacked accounts to buy thinly traded stocks both domestically and overseas, allowing anyone who has built up a position earlier to cash out at inflated values.
In response, some Japanese securities firms have stopped processing buy orders for certain Chinese, US and Japanese stocks.
Source: Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/c ... ding-spree
It's all about "how much you made when you were right" & "how little you lost when you were wrong"