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OG department store customers’ personal data has been exposed

Exploit: Hacking

OG Department Stores: Retailer

cybersecurity news represented by a gauge indicating moderate risk

Risk to Business: 2.721 = Moderate

OG Department Stores has announced that they’ve experienced a breach that has exposed customers’ personal data. The company said that the incident affected members who are in either the basic or gold membership tiers. OG said it has reported the matter to the police and other relevant authorities, including the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA).

cybersecurity news represented by a gauge indicating moderate risk

Risk to Business: 2.775 = Moderate

Customer data that may have been compromised includes the names, mailing addresses, email addresses, mobile numbers, genders, and dates of birth. Encrypted data including NRIC numbers and passwords may also have been snatched.

Customers Impacted: Unknown

How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business Personal data is always a winner for cybercriminals who are looking to make a quick profit in the booming dark web data markets.

Source: straits times