Following the Optus hack last month, SingTel suffered from another massive data breach in its Australian business. The second Singaporean-owned company said that some of the data from its clients and staff have been linked to the Dark Web.
SingTel Confirms Security Breach
According to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald on Monday, Octo, 10, Australia-based IT company Dialog said that some of the company data had been compromised from its servers. The hackers have leaked them online.
SingTel acquired the company for $325 million seven months ago. The technology consulting firm said that there was a "very small sample of "data that was detected last Oct. 7. They discovered that it contained the personal information of employees.
The company said that the first attack took place on Sept. 10. At that time, SingTel did not believe that the hackers accessed any of the data.
"We are doing our utmost to address the situation and, as a precaution, we are actively engaging with potentially impacted stakeholders to share information, support, and advice," Dialog said.
SingTel's Cyber Security Protection at Risk
According to The Strait Times, SingTel might be in question because of how it handles cybersecurity breaches. With the recent incident that struck Dialog, it's a matter of time before it improves its security measures after the Optus hack.
In September, about 9.8 million data from Optus customers were leaked. The authorities considered this the biggest cybersecurity hack that occurred in the country so far.
At the time, the hackers had compromised over two million document numbers from the users. Experts warned that cybercriminals might steal their financial account information for fraud.
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Optus and Dialog Hacks Have No Connection
SingTel confirmed that the recent attack in Dialog is not connected to the Optus data breach. The company said that no evidence was found that will show their link.
It was stated on the official website of Dialog that the company is serving the best-known companies across Australia such as Virgin Australia and National Australia Bank.
With the continuous hacks surrounding SingTel, the Singaporean business needs to revamp its security to protect customers and employees from data theft.
Last week, Tech Times reported that the Australian government was planning to make the myGov digital ID system centralized to all Aussie users.
Although the single digital authentication service will be a convenient feature for all citizens, security experts warned that this could lapse in the long run.
Apparently, the critics said that when hackers gain access to this storage, all the stored personal and financial data will be easily hacked, prompting questions about its vulnerability.
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Written by Joseph Henry
