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.
