Boustead Singapore overseas unit hit by cybersecurity incident
Source: Singapore Business Review
Published on: 2026-09-21 04:47
The incident was confined to the business unit and did not affect the rest of the group. An overseas business unit of Boustead Singapore was recently affected by a cybersecurity incident, the company said in a Singapore Exchange filing. The business unit activated its business continuity procedures after becoming aware of the incident and engaged external cyber incident response specialists, legal advisers, and restoration providers. It also shut down and isolated affected systems as part of its containment measures. A full investigation has since been completed, with notifications made to Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission and other authorities in the affected jurisdictions. The business unit's critical systems and business data have been fully recovered from backups, with no material disruption to its operations. Boustead said the incident was limited to the business...
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