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
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Personal data of 30,000 users of NTUC s e2i training and job matching services may have been breached
The affected mailbox contained the personal data of about 30,000 people who had used e2i s services.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
PublishedApr 5, 2021, 5:17 pm SGT
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SINGAPORE, April 5 Around 30,000 individuals who have used the services of Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) may have had their names, contact details and other personal data exposed following a malware attack on a mailbox belonging to an employee of a third-party vendor last month.
The incident “may have resulted in an unauthorised access” to the employee’s mailbox, which also contains other data such as National Registration Identity Card details, educational qualifications and employment details, e2i said on Monday (April 5).
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