Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission have joined forces to tackle data breaches. They signed a memorandum of understanding to co-operate after a year in which both jurisdictions suffered significant attacks. In Hong Kong, airline Cathay Pacific suffered a data breach which affected personal data, including addresses, emails and ID card numbers, of approximately 245,000 users. Singapore, meanwhile, imposed fines after a breach at SingHealth, which the Personal Data Protection Commission said had occurred because staff were not familiar with the correct response procedure.
Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission have joined forces to tackle data breaches. They signed a memorandum of understanding to co-operate after a year in which both jurisdictions suffered significant attacks. In Hong Kong, airline Cathay Pacific suffered a data breach which affected personal data, including addresses, emails and ID card numbers, of 9.4 million users. Singapore, meanwhile, imposed fines after a breach at SingHealth, which the Personal Data Protection Commission said had occurred because staff were not familiar with the correct response procedure.