The Isle of Man's Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) has revoked Metagrow Solutions' gaming software license after discovering one of its directors was involved in cybercrime activities.

Malaysian national and Metagrow director Seow Gim Shen received a 14-week prison sentence in October for attempting to purchase stolen personal information of 9,369 individuals from an online gambling website.

The data was allegedly stolen by Sun Jiao, a member of a Chinese-run cybercrime syndicate operating in Singapore. Seow met Sun at a Cambodian casino in 2019 through a Chinese national who suggested Sun could provide valuable gambling industry databases.

Seow later connected Sun with Kong Chien Hoi, a fellow major shareholder in Rexit, a Malaysian financial software company. The three created a chat group called "Malaysian Data" to negotiate the sale of stolen information. When Kong analyzed a sample of the data, he found 32% of the entries were fully contactable via SMS. Sun claimed he could also provide data for over one million Thai nationals.

The scheme unraveled following Sun's arrest, which led investigators to Seow and Kong through phone evidence. Metagrow Solutions, licensed by the GSC in March 2023, is now under further investigation.

The GSC stated they are aware of the director's conviction and anticipate releasing a more detailed statement once their ongoing investigation concludes. The commission emphasized they were "no longer satisfied [the company] was under the control of a person of integrity."

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