Singapore’s SPH Media hit by cyberattacks, personal data in 9pc of database exposed

Singapore’s SPH Media said cyberattacks on five of its systems exposed personal information in about nine per cent of its database. — AFP pic

First Published: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 8:58 AM MYT

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 — Singapore’s omnichannel media network, SPH Media, said it recently detected cyberattacks on five of its systems, resulting in the exposure of nine per cent of its personal database.

In a statement, the company assured that no payment card details, financial or banking information, or customer account credentials had been compromised.

It said the cyberattacks targeted two groups of systems: those containing personal data and those that did not store any personal data.

“For the first group, the exposed information included predominantly email addresses, as well as some names, mailing addresses, and phone numbers.

“The second group involved unauthorised access to systems that did not contain any personal data,” it said on Tuesday.

SPH Media said it immediately took steps to secure the affected systems and engaged external cybersecurity experts to investigate and contain the breaches.

“We concurrently reported the incident to the Personal Data Protection Commission, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority and filed a police report.

“We have also informed all impacted parties about the incident and advised them about the precautions they should take,” it said, adding that an advisory has also been posted on its website’s main page. — Bernama