Singapore:
PDPC Fines Retail Mall For Failing To Secure Data
03 October 2017
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Lisa M. Ropple
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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On July 6, the Personal Data Protection Commission
("PDPC") imposed a S$15,000 fine on a retail mall for
failing to adequately secure personal data that the mall was
storing on its server. The inadequate security allowed a hacker to
send phishing emails to more than 24,000 users who subscribed to
the mall's rewards program. In addition to the fine, the
company must implement a host of new security measures and conduct
training for its staff.
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