
data breach
Cybersecurity

Singtel vendor data breach results in 129,000 customers' data compromised
A data breach at a Singtel vendor, has resulted in the leak of personal data of some 129,000 customers.
February 17, 2021
Cybersecurity

61% of IT professionals have experienced a serious data breach: McAfee
SINGAPORE (May 6): Despite improvements to combating cybercrime and threats, IT security professionals are still struggling to fully protect their organisation against breaches with 61% claiming to
May 06, 2019
Data privacy

End of data's 'Golden Age'
The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal that broke a year ago underscored the value and vulnerability of personal data in the internet age.
April 15, 2019
Data privacy

Corporate paperwork to get easier with data-sharing service MyInfo Business
SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Eric Chua, owner of IT solutions company Rocket Buzzer, once spent over a week trying to open a corporate bank account.
April 15, 2019
Cybersecurity

US man blamed for Singapore data leak on 14,200 HIV+ patients
(Jan 28): Records of as many as 14,200 people with HIV and their 2,400 contacts have been “illegally disclosed online”, Singapore’s health ministry said in a statement, marking the second cyberatta
January 28, 2019
Tech

Google acknowledges mistakes on privacy issues as US seeks input
(Sept 26): Leading internet search engine Google will acknowledge that it has made “mistakes” on privacy issues in testimony an executive of the Alphabet Inc unit will deliver to a US Senate commit
September 26, 2018
Tech

More than half of consumers in APAC prioritise security over convenience in app experience
SINGAPORE (Aug 1): More than half (53%) of consumers will prioritise security features over the functionality and convenience of an app, according to a study commissioned by F5 Networks in partners
August 01, 2018

SIAS says data of 70,000 members stolen in 2013
SINGAPORE (July 25): The Securities Investors Association (Singapore) has discovered a data breach that happened five years ago.
July 25, 2018
In print this week

Does Facebook's data breach spell the beginning of the end for digital advertising?
SINGAPORE (May 4): Advertising on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook may come under threat in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
May 04, 2018
Tech

Is Singapore falling behind in the race for cyber security?
SINGAPORE (July 19): Asia Pacific companies may be loosening their purse strings on cyber security, but this may not necessarily yield the desired results, according to a new report by security com
July 19, 2017