Chong Chee Kin
Chong Chee Kin (c.1973 – 1 November 2012) was a Singaporean journalist who worked for The Straits Times.[1]
Career
Chong graduated from the
SingNet, a Singaporean Internet service provider, was scanning customers' computers.[2] In an article published in April 1999, he had described how the computers of over 2 million customers of SingNet were being scanned to assess vulnerability of their systems to hacking, without the knowledge of the customers concerned.[3]
Chong was later the assistant news editor for the paper and the news editor for the free bilingual paper TODAY, and was scheduled to take up the post of News Editor the following month.[4]
Death
Chong, who suffered from diabetes, died of heart failure aged 39 on 1 November 2012 in his flat in Singapore. His body was discovered by family members in the evening of that day.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Lim Yan, Liang (3 November 2012). "Former Straits Times journalist died of heart failure". The Straits Times.
- ^ a b "Former Straits Times journalist found dead in flat". The Straits Times. 2 November 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-8156-3049-4.
- ^ "Veteran journalist found dead at home". TODAY. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
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