Cyber Security

  Carousell hit by data security breach exposing email addresses, phone numbers; 1.95 million user accounts affected Website screengrab In an email, Carousell said that data that was exposed include the users' registered email addresses and mobile phone numbers. Follow us on  Instagram  and  Tiktok , and join our  Telegram  channel for the latest updates. BY  ASYRAF KAMIL Published  October 21, 2022 Updated  October 22, 2022 SINGAPORE — Some 1.95 million Carousell user accounts — which make up about 39 per cent of the total number of user accounts here in Singapore — were affected by a data security breach on the e-commerce platform, the firm told TODAY late on Friday (Oct 21). Earlier in the day, it had notified some of its users via email of the data security breach which happened a week ago on Oct 14. I In the email to its users, Carousell said that the data that was exposed include the users' registered email addresses and mobile phone numbers. “For users who have used our

Singapore Did OCBC set a precedent with its 'goodwill payout' for scam victims? No, lawyers say An OCBC branch in Singapore. (File photo: iStock) Vanessa Lim  &  Tang See Kit 20 Jan 2022 06:30AM  (Updated: 20 Jan 2022 06:01AM) Bookmark Share SINGAPORE: OCBC’s decision to give "goodwill payouts" to customers  hit by an SMS phishing scam  was not surprising given the public attention on the incident, lawyers said, but the move is unlikely to set a precedent for future cases. All affected OCBC customers – at least 469 victims who lost a total of S$8.5 million, according to the police –  will receive full payouts  covering the money they lost, the bank said on Wednesday (Jan 19). But victims who have been misled into giving their banking details to scammers are often responsible for the money lost, especially if there are no lapses within the bank's internal and IT systems, legal experts said. In the case of OCBC, the provision of banking passwords by customers to