MyRepublic ordered to pay S$60,000 for failing to protect personal data of 80,000 customers SINGAPORE: MyRepublic Singapore has been ordered to pay a financial penalty of S$60,000 for failing to protect the personal data of almost 80,000 customers in a cyber incident last year. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
Starbucks Singapore hit by data breach involving customers’ names, emails and mobile numbers "As Starbucks Singapore does not store credit card information as per our security data practice, please (be) rest assured that no customer credit card details will be affected," it added. Starbucks said it has implemented additional
Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM) Every day, we may be sharing our personal data to organisations for different purposes, be it on social media or when we make a transaction online. So how can we be sure that our personal data are left in good hands? Pro-tip: look out
Time for Privacy check-up! Is the security for your social media accounts in good health? If you’re unsure, it’s best you do a privacy check-up! This is especially important because once the information you share online becomes publicly available, it may be difficult for you to protect or manage
Keep Safe when you dispose of Sensitive documents To you, it may be trash that you can’t wait to get rid of. To cyber criminals, documents containing your or your client's personal information can be extremely valuable — for the wrong reasons. Here’s what you can do right now
Gong Xi Fa Cai! This common Chinese New Year greeting would usually be followed cheekily by “Hong Bao Na Lai” (give me the red packet), but if anyone starts asking you for your personal data instead, remember to think twice before responding in turn. Start the year of the tiger right and
There were 5 PDPC enforcement actions published from Jun 2017 to Jul 2017. Details are as follows: 1. 20 Jun 2017: DataPost Pte Ltd (“DPL”) – DPL FINED $3,000 AND ISSUED WITH DIRECTIONS DataPost Pte Ltd (“DPL”) printed and mailed out financial statements relating to the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation
There were 5 PDPC enforcement actions published from Feb 2017 to Jun 2017. Details are as follows: 1. 21 Mar 2017: Executive Coach International Pte. Ltd. (“ECI”) – WARNING ISSUED TO ECI On 20 April 2015, the Complainant, who was a former employee of ECI, complained to PDPC that
There were 2 PDPC enforcement actions published for Jan 2017. Details are as follows: 1. JP Pepperdine Group Pte. Ltd. (“JPP”) - JPP FINED $10,000 On 25 Oct Jan 2015, the PDPC received a complaint that anyone could access the personal data of JPP members that had joined JPP’s membership programme either
There was only 1 PDPC enforcement actions published for Dec 2016. Details are as follows: 1. The Cellar Door Pte Ltd (“TCD”) and Global Interactive Works Pte Ltd (“GIW”) - TCD FINED $5,000 AND GIW FINED $3,000 On or around September 2014, the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) found unauthorized postings
