Sales, Social and Tech

The announcement that 1,200 SingPass were compromised and that quarter of them had their unauthorized password reset raised the question about cyber security. However, it seems from media reports that the blame is on end users. IDA should also take the responsiblity of the safety of our SingPass details. A FireEye spokesperson suggested that the breach was probably from a malware in a user's device and that it allowed the perpetrator to access 1,200 SingPass. This raises a strong probability that the communication between device and database server may be not as strong as thought. Furthermore, it could highlight that the database server is not as strongly encrypted as a full section was  accessed via a single malware. Media reports noted that IDA was receiving complains over the weekend from SingPass users receiving unauthorized password reset letters and CrimsonLogic only raised the matter with IDA on Monday evening. This resulted in the "hastily" arranged pres...