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NTUC s e2i data breach puts 30k individuals data at risk of exposure Details 07 April 2021
NTUC s Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) has been involved in a data breach, putting personal data of approximately 30,000 individuals at risk. The company, which provides skills training and job matching services, said a malware had infected a mailbox belonging to an employee of e2i s appointed third-party vendor, i-vic International on 12 March. The data security incident may have then resulted in an unauthorised access to the affected mailbox that contained personal data of users who have used e2i s services.
The affected individuals are those who had participated in certain e2i’s events or utilised e2i’s services previously from November 2018 until 12 March 2021, e2i said. For instance, they attended a job fair, employability workshop or career coaching. According to the company, the potentially affected personal data may i
Users affected by the breach had participated in events organised by e2i or used its services between November 2018 and 12 March 2021, including job fairs, employability workshops or career coaching. Their personal data were shared with appointed vendors for relevant employability services purposes , the institute said.
E2i did not elaborate on why it took more than three weeks to announce the breach, but said in its statement Monday that it had taken time to make an impact assessment given the complexity of investigations into the incident.
It noted that a malware had infected the email account of an employee at the third-party vendor, i-vic International, leading to the unauthorised access of the mailbox, which had personal data of the affected 30,000 individuals. These details included names, identification number, contact information, educational qualifications, and employment history. Affected individuals would be notified via email, SMS, or phone, it added.