MOE to remove Mobile Guardian app from students' devices after hacking incident

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MOE to remove Mobile Guardian app from students' devices after hacking incident
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Preliminary checks showed that about 13,000 students from 26 secondary schools in Singapore had their devices wiped remotely by a hacker, said the Ministry of Education on Monday (Aug 5).

Preliminary checks showed that about 13,000 students from 26 secondary schools in Singapore had their devices wiped remotely by a hacker, said the Ministry of Education on Monday .New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: Following a hacking incident that resulted in the devices of around 13,000 secondary school students being wiped remotely, the Ministry of Education will remove the Mobile Guardian application from all students' devices.

Mobile Guardian is a device management app installed on personal learning devices used by students. The app enables parents to manage students’ device usage by restricting applications or websites and screen time.MOE said through Mobile Guardian's investigations, it found that there had been a"global cybersecurity incident" involving unauthorised access to its platform, which affected customers, including those in Singapore.

"Efforts are underway to safely restore these devices to normal usage. MOE is considering other mitigating measures to regulate device usage to support learning during this period."

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