Records of about 140,000 migrant workers exposed in Fullerton Health's recent data breach
About 43,000 records belonged to individuals whose work passes were no longer valid, the healthcare provider said in response to CNA's queries.
The Fullerton Health healthcare provider experienced a cybersecurity incident involving its Migrant Worker Primary Care Plan (PCP) programme, which resulted in the exposure of about 140,000 work pass holder records. While no health, medical or personal financial information was compromised, about 43,000 records belonged to individuals whose work passes were no longer valid, according to the healthcare provider.
Fullerton Health discovered the breach on October 31 and promptly isolated the affected server, implementing precautionary measures across its network. The company stated that it would build a new, secure PCP Enrolment Portal, ensuring the affected server would not be reused. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) indicated that the recent data breaches were likely the result of opportunistic attacks exploiting common vulnerabilities in IT systems.
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