SEA businesses exposed to highest rate of data breaches globally
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May 6 was World Password Day, reminding everyone that their logins need to be frequently updated to maintain a high level of security and evade the attention of malicious parties, looking for vulnerable systems to exploit. It also reminds that users are by far the most common reason that data breaches occur, as endpoints and identity access credentials including passwords are frequently the means by which hackers gain access to the organization’s sensitive data.
In Southeast Asia (SEA) – considered the fastest-growing region in the world with burgeoning economies like Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines – reported incidences of data breaches have shot up exponentially in the past year, marking the region for the biggest increase in reported data breaches worldwide.
Published: 29 April 2021
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SINGAPORE - About 62,000 e-mails from the public, businesses and customers of local security firm Certis, some containing NRIC and credit card numbers, may have been accessed by cyber criminals, the company said on Friday (April 9).
This includes customers of Certis’ safe deposit box service. The e-mails all came from a customer service account belonging to the company, customerservice@certisgroup.com
The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) said it is investigating the matter.
The incident is the second reported recent data breach in a week.
On Monday, it was reported that the personal data of about 30,000 people who used the services of the National Trades Union Congress’ Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) may have been exposed to hackers.
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