Singapore: Singapore´s privacy watchdog on Tuesday imposed fines of Sg$1 million ($740,000) on a healthcare provider and an IT agency over a cyber-attack that saw health records of about quarter of the population stolen.
In the city-state´s biggest ever data breach, hackers last year gained access to a government database and made off with the records of 1.5 million people, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong among those targeted.
An official inquiry last week highlighted a litany of failings, including weaknesses in computer systems and inadequate staff training and resources, and said authorities believe a state was likely behind the attack.
The official Personal Data Protection Commission announced it was fining Integrated Health Information Systems, which runs the IT systems for Singapore´s public healthcare sector, Sg$750,000. SingHealth, a healthcare provider which groups some public hospitals and clinics, was hit with a Sg$250,000 fine.
In this picture, the PCJCCI logo can be seen on September 1, 2022. — Facebook/Pakistan China Joint Chamber of...
A representational image of a US flag pictured alongside a street sign reading "Wall Street" in the New York city. —...
A security guard sits in front of a wall with signs and slogans at the operation building at the Pakistan Steel Mills ...
A worker cleans the entrance to the headquarters of Bank Indonesia, the nation's central bank, in Jakarta, Indonesia....
The MCB's logo is seen on a wall outside the bank's head office. — MCB websiteKARACHI: MCB Bank Limited on...
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollars at a shop in Karachi. — AFP/FileKARACHI: The rupee lost ground against...