Red Cross website hacked in latest Singapore cyberattack


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 16 May 2019

The logos of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are seen on boxes at the warehouse of Venezuelan Red Cross, where international humanitarian aid for Venezuela is being stored, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 22, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross said May 16 its website had been hacked and the personal data of more than 4,000 potential blood donors compromised in the latest cyberattack on the city-state. 

Singapore, one of the world’s most digitally advanced countries, has been the target of multiple high-profile hacks in recent times, including the theft last year of 1.5 million citizens’ health records. 

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