Side event organizers at TOKEN2049 reported to Singapore Police for allegedly coercing attendees to install remote-access software.
Regulation & Gov ·
An attendee has filed a police report with the Singapore Police against organizers of a side event during TOKEN2049 week, alleging coercion to install remote-access software. The entities named as organizers—Apex Accelerator and Stone Venture—promoted an event called "Don't Get Played" marketed as a crypto security gathering. According to the report, attendees were pressured to install software that granted the organizers remote control of their computers.
The incident surfaces questions about operational oversight at large industry conferences and the vulnerability of attendees to social engineering at high-profile events. The nature of the alleged coercion—whether it involved misrepresentation of the software's function, claims of event legitimacy, or direct pressure tactics—remains unclear from available reports.
It is not yet established whether the Singapore Police have opened a formal investigation, what the stated intent of the remote-access installation was according to the organizers, or whether additional complaints have been filed.