Breaches and incidents
Simba Telecom (Singapore): 23,549 customers’ names, NRIC numbers and birth dates leaked
Simba said 23,549 customers were affected in an incident on 24 Sep, with names, IC numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers and emails exposed.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Simba said 23,549 customers were affected in an incident on 24 Sep, with names, IC numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers and emails exposed; “No credit card or bank account information is at risk” (Mothership, reporting Simba’s 25 Sep statement).
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- Simba says it resolved the incident, is reviewing security measures and notifying customers by email; the PDPC is investigating.