SINGAPORE: Some of HomeTeamNS servers have been hit by a ransomware attack, the organisation said on Monday (Mar 3).
The attack was discovered on Feb 25.
HomeTeamNS said the affected servers, which contained data of employees and ex-employees, as well as the vehicle details of some members and affiliate members, were immediately disabled and isolated from its IT network.
“At this time, there is no evidence of data extraction, but we are monitoring closely,” it added.
HomeTeamNS is a non-profit organisation set up for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) national servicemen.
Third-party cybersecurity experts have been engaged to investigate and remediate the incident. HomeTeamNS said it is working with the authorities.
“As part of our remediation efforts, the passwords of all our administrative accounts have been changed, and security scans and firewalls have been further enhanced to strengthen our network security,” it said.
HomeTeamNS said it has contacted those who are affected to assist them with protecting themselves from phishing or unauthorised transactions, and to minimise the impact from this incident.
“The protection of our stakeholders’ personal data is of utmost importance to HomeTeamNS," the organisation said.
“We are working closely with our cybersecurity experts, the police and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore to investigate and remediate this incident.”
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The attack was discovered on Feb 25.
HomeTeamNS said the affected servers, which contained data of employees and ex-employees, as well as the vehicle details of some members and affiliate members, were immediately disabled and isolated from its IT network.
“At this time, there is no evidence of data extraction, but we are monitoring closely,” it added.
HomeTeamNS is a non-profit organisation set up for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) national servicemen.
Third-party cybersecurity experts have been engaged to investigate and remediate the incident. HomeTeamNS said it is working with the authorities.
“As part of our remediation efforts, the passwords of all our administrative accounts have been changed, and security scans and firewalls have been further enhanced to strengthen our network security,” it said.
HomeTeamNS said it has contacted those who are affected to assist them with protecting themselves from phishing or unauthorised transactions, and to minimise the impact from this incident.
“The protection of our stakeholders’ personal data is of utmost importance to HomeTeamNS," the organisation said.
“We are working closely with our cybersecurity experts, the police and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore to investigate and remediate this incident.”
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