Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 23,549 SIMBA Customers
Summary
SIMBA says a breach exposed personal details of 23,549 customers, including ID numbers and contact information. The company says financial data was not affected, it has fixed the issue, and the Personal Data Protection Commission is investigating.
Key points
- SIMBA discovered the breach on Sept. 24 and said it swiftly resolved the issue.
- The exposed information included names, identity card numbers, dates of birth, mobile numbers and email addresses.
- SIMBA said no credit card or bank account information was involved.
- The company said it has no information that the leaked data has been maliciously misused.
- SIMBA is reviewing security measures, cooperating with authorities and notifying affected customers by email.
- Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission is aware of the incident and investigating.
- It is unclear whether mobile customers, broadband customers or both were affected.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- SIMBA
- Incident Type
- Data breach
- Data Types Exposed
- Names
- Identity card numbers
- Dates of birth
- Mobile numbers
- Email addresses
- Affected Records
- 23,549 people
- Operational Impact
- SIMBA said it swiftly resolved the issue, is reviewing security measures, cooperating with authorities, and notifying affected customers. No service disruption was reported.
- Claim Status
- confirmed