128,000 borrowers’ data stolen after breach of third-party system used by S’pore licensed lenders

The clients have had their “personal identifiable information” stolen, said the Ministry of Law in a statement on July 25. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: The data of about 128,000 borrowers linked to a dozen licensed moneylenders was compromised after hackers breached the system of third-party IT vendor Ezynetic that hosted the information.

The clients have had their “personal identifiable information” stolen, said the Ministry of Law in a statement on Thursday (July 25).