November 7, 2023 at 09:41AM
Marina Bay Sands luxury resort and casino in Singapore has disclosed a data breach affecting 665,000 customers. The breach, discovered on October 20, allowed unauthorized access to personal data belonging to members of the resort’s loyalty program. Exposed information includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, and membership details. The breach could lead to targeted scams and social engineering attacks, but the resort has clarified that casino members are not affected. Marina Bay Sands has reported the incident to authorities and will inform affected customers individually. No ransomware actor has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meeting Takeaways:
– Marina Bay Sands (MBS) luxury resort and casino in Singapore has disclosed a data breach impacting 665,000 customers.
– The breach occurred on October 20 and involved unauthorized access to the loyalty program data of MBS customers.
– The following personal information of affected customers was exposed: name, email address, mobile phone number, phone number, country of residence, membership number, and tier.
– This data breach may enable attackers to target MBS customers through scams, phishing, and social engineering attacks.
– The breach does not appear to affect casino members (Sands Rewards Club).
– MBS will inform affected customers individually about the breach and its impact.
– The incident has been reported to authorities in Singapore and other relevant countries.
– The scope of the attack is not publicly clarified, but it is possible that it may be linked to a ransomware attack.
– No ransomware actor has claimed responsibility for the attack.
– More information about the security incident has been requested from MBS, but the spokesperson declined to provide further details.