Data breach involving Malaysia, S’pore credit card details

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it was constantly monitoring cyber threats, including cyberattacks that may result in payment card fraud, as part of its surveillance.

HONG KONG: Hundreds of thousands of credit card details from at least six Southeast Asian countries – including Malaysia and Singapore – have been leaked online, according to India-based cybersecurity start-up Technisanct.

The company said this week it had found a series of data breaches involving credit card details issued by top banks in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post said.

“The results are alarming as it seems no one is aware that such a huge volume of payment card details – including the CVV and PIN – are available, ” said CEO Nandakishore Harikumar, referring to the card verification value and personal identification number.

CIMB Group Holdings – allegedly one of the affected banks – said it had “no credible evidence that any actionable customer data has been compromised from us”.

“CIMB takes data privacy and protection seriously and has taken the necessary security measures to ensure all customers’ personal information remain secured. We continuously monitor all avenues to ensure that our customer data remains protected where possible, ” a spokesperson said.

This Week in Asia understands the CERTs of both Vietnam and Malaysia are investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it was constantly monitoring cyber threats, including cyberattacks that may result in payment card fraud, as part of its surveillance.