Almost 4,000 people were affected and the information stolen included details such as full names.
SINGAPORE – Luxury retailer Cortina Watch has been asked to engage the services of a third-party cyber-security vendor for an audit, after a data breach in 2023 saw the information of almost 4,000 individuals stolen and uploaded on the dark web.
A total of 3,953 people were affected, and the information stolen included details such as their full names and contact numbers.The commission said it was notified of the breach by Cortina Watch on June 5, 2023, when itInvestigations showed that the retailer had been the target of multiple cyber attacks between April 30 and June 4 in 2023, and on May 27, 2023, a hacker was able to compromise an account that Cortina Watch was using to test virtual private network access.
Such controls, including the use of complex usernames or multi-factor authentication for access, were not adhered to.
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