Government log-in data on sale on dark web

  • 📰 thenewpaper
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 63%

Business Business Headlines News

Business Business Latest News,Business Business Headlines

Compromised credentials from Singaporean government agencies and educational institutions were put up for sale on the dark web. Russian cyber-security company Group-IB, a partner of Interpol, revealed on Tuesday that it had found user log-ins and passwords from these...

"Even one compromised account, unless detected at the right time, can lead to the disruption of internal operations or leak of government secrets."

"The verification of stolen credentials would require a log-in session using compromised log-ins and passwords which is not only unethical but also a crime," he said. Replying on their behalf, a Smart Nation and Digital Government Group spokesman said last night that GovTech was alerted to e-mail credentials in illegal data banks in January this year. The credentials comprise e-mail addresses and passwords provided by individuals.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 7. in BUSİNESS

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

New private home sales up over 18% year on year in February: URA dataDEVELOPERS in Singapore sold 455 private homes in February, up 4.4 per cent from the 436 units they moved in January, and 18.5 per cent higher than the 384 units they sold in February a year ago. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

Dark clouds loom for Asia-Pac private equity even as deal value hits new highWHILE Asia-Pacific private equity deal value and exit value in 2018 reached record levels since 2013, the outstanding performance masked worrying signs that point to turbulent times ahead for the market, according to a report by Bain & Company. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

Anchun International Holdings appoints new CFO, head of sales retiresCHEMICALS engineering company Anchun International Holdings has appointed He Zu Bing as chief financial officer (CFO), the company announced on Tuesday. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

Braddell View goes for en bloc sale with S$2.08 billion reserve priceSINGAPORE — Braddell View will be launched for collective sale by public tender on March 27 at a reserve price of S$2.08 billion, after 80 per cent of its owners voted to put the development — which is Singapore’s largest private residential site — on the market.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Two freehold redevelopment sites off Lavender Street up for saleTWO freehold redevelopment sites located off Lavender Street are up for sale by public tender, with indicative pricing for 2 Cavan Road at S$47.4 million and that for 21 Cavan Road at S$12.6 million, joint marketing agents CBRE and HRL Properties said on Tuesday. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

Exclusive: Israel's chip sales to China jump as Intel expandsTEL AVIV: Israel's exports of computer chips to China soared last year as Chinese companies bought more semiconductors made at Intel's Kiryat Gat ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »