SINGAPORE: Weak passwords, using the same one for different websites and unsafe surfing habits can make people easy targets for cyber criminals looking to steal private data, according to cyber security experts here.
Last Monday, a former administrative assistant admitted cracking the passwords of 300 SingPass account holders and selling the details to a China-based syndicate to produce sham Singapore visa applications.
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