August 6, 2024 at 02:43PM INTERPOL’s global stop-payment mechanism recovered over $40 million stolen in a BEC attack on a Singaporean company, demonstrating its success in combating cybercrime. Based on the meeting notes, it can be summarized that INTERPOL’s global stop-payment mechanism effectively retrieved over $40 million that was stolen in a Business Email Compromise … Read more
June 14, 2024 at 12:34PM Former NCS employee Nagaraju Kandula was given a 32-month prison sentence for deleting 180 virtual servers after being let go from his job due to poor performance. The IT giant, National Computer Systems (NCS), suffered $678,000 in damages, with Kandula reportedly accessing the system using his old credentials. This incident … Read more
November 7, 2023 at 04:29PM Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino has suffered a data breach affecting 665,000 members of its non-casino loyalty program. Personal data including names, email addresses, and phone numbers were exposed. The company has apologized and reported the incident to relevant authorities. Cyberattacks against luxury hospitality organizations are becoming more … Read more
October 9, 2023 at 10:38PM The Exercise Cyber Star program, organized by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the SANS Institute, aims to improve Singapore’s ability to respond to cyber attacks. The fifth edition brought together participants from various sectors for workshops on threats like ransomware and insider threats. It also featured a … Read more