Ministry to remove Mobile Guardian app from all students’ devices after cyber-security breach


MOE said the security incident on Aug 4 is separate from earlier technical issues faced by students at the end of July 2024. - ST

SINGAPORE: The Mobile Guardian app will be removed from all students’ personal learning devices, after a global cyber-security breach affected 13,000 students from 26 secondary schools in Singapore.

In a statement on Aug 5, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said the app will be removed from all iPads and Chromebooks as a precautionary measure, and that efforts are underway to safely restore these devices for normal use.

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