Carousell data breach

2022 - 10 - 21

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Carousell hit by data security breach exposing email addresses ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — Some 1.95 million Carousell user accounts — which make up about 39 per cent of the total number of user accounts here in Singapore — were ...

“(This) was used by a third party to gain unauthorised access to personal data of certain users in Singapore. SINGAPORE — Some 1.95 million Carousell user accounts — which make up about 39 per cent of the total number of user accounts here in Singapore — were affected by a data security breach on the e-commerce platform, the firm told TODAY late on Friday (Oct 21). In the email to its users, Carousell said that the data that was exposed include the users' registered email addresses and mobile phone numbers.

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Carousell suffers data breach in Singapore (Tech in Asia)

In an email sent to customers, the classifieds firm said registered email addresses and mobile phone numbers of users in the country had been exposed.

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Carousell users' personal data including mobile numbers leaked in ... (Mothership.sg)

No credit card or payment-related information was compromised.

According to the online e-commerce platform, the security breach occured as a result of a bug that was introduced during a system migration. 14). 21).

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Carousel informs affected users in Singapore of data breach ... (The Online Citizen SG)

SINGAPORE — Affected Carousel users have been notified by the online community marketplace of a personal data security breach that took place on 14 October ...

The PDPC findings into the incidents were that the hacker(s) obtained the login and password details from an exposure of such details on another service provider’s platform (not Carousell). 26 of 2012). According to the email sent, Carousel shared that – according to its investigations – a bug was introduced during a system migration and was used by a third party to gain unauthorised access to personal data of certain users in Singapore.

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Investigation under way after data breach exposes Carousell users ... (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE - An investigation is under way over a data breach on Oct 14 of online marketplace Carousell that exposed personal information of users.

“At the point of discovery, we did not have full details of the leak yet. Carousell had informed affected users on Friday evening that their data was compromised after a bug was introduced during a system migration and was used by a third party to gain unauthorised access to the personal data. When asked why affected users were informed only a week after the breach, the spokesman said the platform had prioritised finding the source of the issue.

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E-mail addresses and phone numbers of Carousell users exposed ... (The Business Times)

ONLINE classified ad platform Carousell informed its users on Friday (Oct 21) of a personal data security breach, which it confirmed took place on Oct 14.

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Carousell Hit By Personal Data Security Breach, Users' Email ... (Must Share News)

Carousell has been hit by a personal data security breach that leaked users' registered email addresses and mobile numbers.

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Probe under way after breach exposes data of 1.95m Carousell users (The Straits Times)

The Personal Data Protection Commission said it was aware of the incident and had “commenced investigations”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“At the point of discovery, we did not have full details of the leak yet. Carousell had informed affected users on Friday evening that their data was compromised after a bug was introduced during a system migration and was used by a third party to gain unauthorised access to the personal data. When asked why affected users were informed only a week after the breach, the spokesman said the platform had prioritised finding the source of the issue.

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Carousell informs affected users in Singapore of data breach ... (The Online Citizen SG)

SINGAPORE — Affected Carousell users have been notified by the online community marketplace of a personal data security breach that took place on 14 October ...

The PDPC findings into the incidents were that the hacker(s) obtained the login and password details from an exposure of such details on another service provider’s platform (not Carousell). 26 of 2012). According to the email sent, Carousell shared that – according to its investigations – a bug was introduced during a system migration and was used by a third party to gain unauthorised access to personal data of certain users in Singapore.

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Carousell data breach: Info from 2.6 million accounts allegedly sold ... (AsiaOne)

SINGAPORE - A database of user accounts believed to have been stolen from online marketplace Carousell is being sold on the Dark Web and hacking forums, ...

In 2021, the personal data of some 129,000 Singtel customers were extracted by hackers during a breach of a third-party file-sharing system. The Personal Data Protection Commission said it is aware of the incident and has “commenced investigations”. Over 11GB of data, including payment details and e-mail exchanges, were also leaked online by hackers. The bug has been fixed, said its spokesman. This comes after Singtel’s Australian subsidiary Optus was hit in September by a cyber breach that compromised up to 10 million customers’ data in one of the country’s biggest data breaches. SINGAPORE - A database of user accounts believed to have been stolen from online marketplace Carousell is being sold on the Dark Web and hacking forums, checks by The Sunday Times found.

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Data of alleged 2.6m Carousell accounts being sold on Dark Web ... (The Straits Times)

The hackers said they will be selling only five copies of the database. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In 2021, the personal data of some 129,000 Singtel customers was extracted by hackers during a breach of a third-party file-sharing system. Over 11GB of data, including payment details and e-mail exchanges, was also leaked online by hackers. The Personal Data Protection Commission said it is aware of the incident and has “commenced investigations”. The bug has been fixed, said its spokesman. The bank account details of 28 former Singtel employees and the credit card details of 45 employees of a corporate customer were also stolen. This comes after Singtel’s Australian subsidiary Optus was hit in September by a cyber breach that compromised up to 10 million customers’ data in one of the country’s biggest data breaches.

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