MoneySmart reports customer data breach affecting Singapore and Hong Kong
Business · First reported 3 Nov, 05:04 · Updated 05:10
MoneySmart said an unauthorised party accessed some internal IT systems and copied personal data belonging to some customers in Singapore and Hong Kong. The company said it stopped the access, notified authorities and is contacting affected customers; it did not state how many people were affected.
- MoneySmart said it discovered unauthorised access to some internal IT systems on October 29 and confirmed that customers in Singapore and Hong Kong were affected.
- Data that may have been copied included names and email addresses; some reward claimants may also have had shipping addresses and product reference numbers exposed.
- The company said it secured its systems, informed regulators, and is contacting affected customers. It did not provide CNA with a figure for the number affected.
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- Discovery reported
- October 29
- Markets affected
- Singapore and Hong Kong
- Potentially copied data
- Names and email addresses; for some reward claimants, shipping addresses and product application or policy reference numbers
- Number affected
- Not stated in the company statement provided to CNA
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