Singtel, Ninja Logistics fined by privacy watchdog over separate data breaches
Singapore
TELCO Singtel has been fined S$25,000 for a data breach involving its My Singtel mobile app, according to a decision released on Monday from the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), Singapore's official privacy watchdog and enforcer of the Personal Data Protection Act.
Because of a design problem, My Singtel users could potentially access other customers' accounts, exposing the billing information - including names and addresses - of up to 330,000 subscribers.
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