2018 SingHealth data breach
The 2018 SingHealth data breach was a data breach incident initiated by unidentified state actors, which happened between 27 June and 4 July 2018. During that period, personal particulars of 1.5 million SingHealth patients and records of outpatient dispensed medicines belonging to 160,000 patients were stolen. Names, National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers, addresses, dates of birth, race, and gender of patients who visited specialist outpatient clinics and polyclinics between 1 May 2015 and 4 July 2018 were maliciously accessed and copied. Information relating to patient diagnosis, test results and doctors' notes were unaffected. Information on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was specifically targeted.
| Date | 27 June to 4 July 2018 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 8 days |
| Location | Singapore |
| Type | Advanced persistent threat |
| Cause | Inadequate training of staff, slow fixing of vulnerabilities |
| Participants | Unidentified state actors |
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