RedMart fined S$72,000 for data breach resulting in online sale of customer data The names, email addresses and other personal data of around 898,791 individuals were stolen from a database in September 2020 and later put up for sale online. SINGAPORE: Grocery delivery service RedMart has been fined
Breach of the Protection Obligation by Thomson Medical 19 Dec 2022 Directions were issued to Thomson Medical to conduct scan of the web to ensure no publication of affected personal data online and to include in the review of its application deployment process, measures such as the arrangements for security testing and
Hackers target SingTel’s Dialog unit after huge Optus breach SINGAPORE - (Bloomberg) — A second Australian business owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. suffered a cyberattack, compounding the data-security crisis at the company following the huge data breach at mobile-phone operator Optus. A hack on technology consulting company Dialog, which
Hackers targeted 8 Shangri-La hotels between May and July, guests' data potentially leaked SINGAPORE - A database breach has occurred at luxury hotel chain Shangri-La Group, potentially exposing the personal information of guests who had stayed at its hotels in Singapore, Hong Kong, Chiang Mai, Taipei and Tokyo. In
MyRepublic ordered to pay S$60,000 for failing to protect personal data of 80,000 customers SINGAPORE: MyRepublic Singapore has been ordered to pay a financial penalty of S$60,000 for failing to protect the personal data of almost 80,000 customers in a cyber incident last year. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
Starbucks Singapore hit by data breach involving customers’ names, emails and mobile numbers "As Starbucks Singapore does not store credit card information as per our security data practice, please (be) rest assured that no customer credit card details will be affected," it added. Starbucks said it has implemented additional
Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM) Every day, we may be sharing our personal data to organisations for different purposes, be it on social media or when we make a transaction online. So how can we be sure that our personal data are left in good hands? Pro-tip: look out
Time for Privacy check-up! Is the security for your social media accounts in good health? If you’re unsure, it’s best you do a privacy check-up! This is especially important because once the information you share online becomes publicly available, it may be difficult for you to protect or manage
Keep Safe when you dispose of Sensitive documents To you, it may be trash that you can’t wait to get rid of. To cyber criminals, documents containing your or your client's personal information can be extremely valuable — for the wrong reasons. Here’s what you can do right now
Gong Xi Fa Cai! This common Chinese New Year greeting would usually be followed cheekily by “Hong Bao Na Lai” (give me the red packet), but if anyone starts asking you for your personal data instead, remember to think twice before responding in turn. Start the year of the tiger right and
