Singapore migrant workers’ ID numbers, home addresses at risk after Fullerton Health cyber breach

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Migrant workers in Singapore may have had their identification numbers, home addresses and other personal details compromised in a cyberattack on ...

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 — Migrant workers in Singapore may have had their identification numbers, home addresses and other personal details compromised in a cyberattack on healthcare provider Fullerton Health, with the number of people affected still unknown.

The breach involved unauthorised access to a server supporting the company’s Migrant Worker Primary Care Plan (PCP), a healthcare scheme for foreign workers, The Straits Times reported.

In a statement on November 9, Fullerton Health said the potentially affected information included workers’ names, Foreign Identification Numbers (FIN), dates of birth, mobile phone numbers, email addresses and residential addresses.

However, the company said no medical records, health information or personal financial details were involved.

It did not disclose how many workers may have been affected, leaving the scale of the breach unclear.

Fullerton Health said it discovered the incident on October 31 and immediately activated its cybersecurity response procedures, introducing additional safeguards while investigations continue.

Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has been notified, a police report lodged and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), which administers the PCP scheme, informed.

“We are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities,” the company said.

The incident comes amid a spate of cybersecurity breaches in Singapore, with telco M1, telehealth provider Doctor Anywhere and Singapore Airlines reporting data compromises earlier this month. The airline incident involved records held by its technology provider, Amadeus.

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