Published20 July, 2018
SINGAPORE — In the biggest and most serious cyberattack yet on Singapore, hackers last month broke into SingHealth's IT systems to steal the data of 1.5 million patients and records of the outpatient medication given to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the authorities said on Friday (July 20).
"The attackers specifically and repeatedly targeted Mr Lee's personal particulars and information on his outpatient dispensed medicines," the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said in a joint press statement.
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Hackers stole data of PM Lee and 1.5 million patients in 'major cyberattack' on SingHealth
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By Eduard Kovacs on July 30, 2018
Researchers have come across two Pastebin posts that could shed more light on the data breach that resulted in the health records of 1.5 million Singaporeans getting stolen by hackers.
Authorities in Singapore announced on July 20 that a sophisticated threat actor had gained unauthorized access to a database of SingHealth, the city-state’s largest group of healthcare institutions.
The incident, described as Singapore’s biggest ever data breach, resulted in personal information and details on medication becoming compromised, but authorities said medical records, clinical notes and financial information were not affected.
Full Article.
Researchers have come across two Pastebin posts that could shed more light on the data breach that resulted in the health records of 1.5 million Singaporeans getting stolen by hackers.
Authorities in Singapore announced on July 20 that a sophisticated threat actor had gained unauthorized access to a database of SingHealth, the city-state’s largest group of healthcare institutions.
The incident, described as Singapore’s biggest ever data breach, resulted in personal information and details on medication becoming compromised, but authorities said medical records, clinical notes and financial information were not affected.
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