cyberattack

EXAMPLE=WANNACRY RAMSOMWARE ATTACK

LOCATION=GLOBAL

Date of Occurrence: May 2017

Effects on Devices: Encrypted files on infected computers, rendering them inaccessible.

SPYWARE

Example: Pegasus Spyware

Location: Global

Date of Occurrence: First discovered in August 2016; multiple incidents reported subsequently.

Effects on Devices: Allowed attackers to access messages, emails, microphone, camera, and other sensitive data on infected smartphones.

Method of Infection: Typically delivered through malicious links in messages, exploiting vulnerabilities in mobile operating systems.

Ransomware Attack

Example: 2018 SingHealth Data Breach

Location: Singapore

Date of Occurrence: June to July 2018

Effects on Devices: Personal particulars of 1.5 million patients and records of outpatient dispensed medicines belonging to 160,000 patients were stolen

Method of Infection: Attackers gained privileged access to the IT network by compromising a front-end workstation and obtained login credentials to access the database.

Unauthorized Attack

Example: Singtel Data Breach

Location: Singapore

Date of Occurrence: February 2021

Effects on Devices: Personal data of 129,000 customers, bank account information of 28 former employees, and credit card details of 45 staff of a corporate customer were stolen

Method of Infection: Exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party file-sharing system (Accellion FTA) used by Singtel.