Eileen Yu
for By The Way
| September 10, 2021 — 05:47 GMT (06:47 BST)
| Topic: Security
MyRepublic says almost 80,000 of its mobile subscribers in Singapore have had their personal data compromised, following a security breach on a third-party data storage platform. The affected system had contained identity verification documents needed for mobile services registration, including scanned copies of national identity cards and residential addresses of foreign residents.
The “unauthorised data access” incident was uncovered on August 29 and the relevant authorities had been informed of the breach, said MyRepublic in a statement Friday. It pointed industry regulator Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Personal Data Protection Commission, which oversees the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).
MyRepublic said personal data of its mobile customers were stored on the affected system, adding that “unauthorised access to the data storage facility” since had been plugged. The incident had been “contained”, it said.
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Eileen Yu
for By The Way
| September 10, 2021 — 05:47 GMT (06:47 BST)
| Topic: Security