Details of 146 Income Insurance policyholders compromised af...

SINGAPORE - The personal and policy information of at least 146 Income Insurance policyholders have been compromised after a ransomware attack of an external vendor engaged by the insurer. A statement on Income's website on May 29 said it was alerted on May 25 to a ransomware attack involving DataPost, a company responsible for printing and mailing documents to Income's policyholders. Ransomware is a malicious software designed to block access to a computer system, often until a sum of money is paid. Preliminary investigations by DataPost show that the bonus statements of at least 146 policyholders have been compromised, said Income, adding that investigations are still ongoing and more customers could be affected. These statements include information such as names, postal address, policy number and plan, and annual bonus for the year 2024. "Income Insurance's systems remain secure ...