Rajesh Sreenivasan, Steve Tan, Benjamin Cheong, Lionel Tan, Tanya Tang, Wong Onn Chee, Simon Goh, and Wang Ying Shuang of Rajah & Tann Asia write: On 22 February 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS“) issued Circular No. ID 03/23 – Notification of Data Breaches to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“Circular 03/23“). Circular 03/23…
Category: Non-U.S.
Data from Vietnam’s state-owned oil and gas group and affiliated firms leaked
Three Vietnamese firms involved in the petroleum industry and infrastructure may first be learning that some of their files are being given away freely on BreachForums. Forum user Kernelware posted a listing early Tuesday, identifying the firms as PetroVietnam, Long Son Petrochemicals, and POSCO Engineering & Construction. Kernelware’s post also notes, “…these are just the…
Company accuses former exec of data theft
TNN reports: A company engaged in providing holistic care to children with special needs has accused one of its former executives of stealing confidential data and using the same to start a similar business with a rival firm. In its complaint, the company officials alleged that they hired Pankaj Kumar as deputy general manager (DGM)…
Shopee, Carousell most popular platforms used by phishing scammers
CNA reports: Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Shopee and Carousell, two online marketplaces based in Singapore, have been the two C2C platforms on which customers were most likely to fall victim to phishing scams in Taiwan over the past five weeks, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Sunday. After analyzing information reported by the public on…
Weekend update: Non-US hospitals hit by cyberattacks
Belgium: CHU St. Pierre Cyberattack DHnet in Belgium reports that Saint-Pierre hospital in central Brussels temporarily closed its emergency room and diverted line 112 to other institutions due to a cyberattack early Saturday morning. The attack reportedly disrupted the functioning of many applications, including patient records and telephone lines. By 5:00 pm Brussels time, most…
PDPC penalizes Eatigo over data protection failures leading to 2020 breach
On October 31, 2020, Eatigo reported a data breach of customer data and that the data had been put up for sale on a popular forum. The Personal Data Protection Commission investigated and found that: the personal data for sale on the online forum did not match any current databases in use by the Organisation…