NUG rejects regime data hack claims, accuses financial service providers of exposing donors

Anti-coup demonstrators march during a street rally in Yangon’s Sanchaung Township following the formation of the National Unity Government in April, 2021. (Credit: DVB)

The National Unity Government (NUG) has rejected regime media reports on Tuesday alleging that Naypyidaw authorities infiltrated its online fundraising portal, the People’s Revolution Supply Family (PRF), to identify over 2,700 donors.

In an official statement issued on Tuesday, the NUG accused the regime of deploying intimidation tactics to disrupt resistance funding networks, while accusing mobile wallet provider Wave Money and its banking partner Yoma Bank of handing over confidential customer financial records to authorities.

Neither Wave Money nor Yoma Bank has issued a public response to the allegations.

The NUG’s rebuttal follows regime media reporting that authorities had identified details on more than 2,700 individuals accused of donating to the PRF portal, resulting in the arrest of 21 people who face prosecution under the Counter-Terrorism Law.

The regime in Naypyidaw claimed that over 700 Wave Pay users transferred funds to resistance channels alongside 2,000 users across parallel platforms—including 1,000 on NUGPay and another 1,000 on the Spring Development Bank (SDB), two blockchain-based payment ecosystems established by NUG supporters.