cyberattack

Hiap Seng fell under ransomware attack recently, with no material impact on its operations. Investigations are ongoing.

RE&S has been able to recover and restore the majority of data stored in its servers with minimal impact.

The incident has been reported to the police and the Personal Data Protection Commission.

Some of the organisations affected by the breach are BBC, British Airways, EY, Australian health insurer Medibank and Shell.

The perpetrators, dubbed Dark Pink, infiltrated five new targets using sophisticated malware and phishing emails.

In 2023's report, 85% of the organisations polled had suffered from at least one cyberattack in the last 12 months, up from 76%.

Why are these industries prime targets for cyber criminals and what can they do to protect themselves this holiday season?

SINGAPORE (July 25): The Securities Investors Association (Singapore) has discovered a data breach that happened five years ago.

SINGAPORE (July 20): Hackers have infiltrated Singapore's government health database in the country's worst breach of personal data, stealing records on 1.5 million patients including the prime minister's own personal drug prescriptions, the g