KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 17 -- The Magistrate's Court has granted the police a 60-day remand order for two Malaysians, allegedly involved in a global hacking operation.

Earlier, The Star reported Perak-based SEA Gamer Mall as confirming that the gaming store is currently going through the indictment papers issued by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), which has charged two of its senior executives for their alleged role in a global hacking operation, which is said to have taken place for at least six years.

The two have been identified as Wong Ong Hua and Ling Yang Ching, according to the report.

The DoJ charged Wong, 46, and Ling, 32, with 23 counts of racketeering, conspiracy, identity theft, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud...