Fullerton Health hit by cyber attack, personal data of migrant workers exposed
Integrated healthcare solutions provider Fullerton Health has been hit by a cyber attack, with personal data of participants of its Ministry of Manpower (MOM)-administered Migrant Worker Primary Care Plan (PCP) programme possibly affected.In a statement posted on its website, Fullerton Health said it became aware of the incident involving unauthorised access to a server supporting the programme on Oct 31, adding that incident response protocols were immediately activated, while precautionary measures were implemented across its network to secure systems.Investigations are ongoing."Fullerton Health has notified the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC). We have also made a police report and are also in contact with MOM," said the healthcare provider, adding that it it cooperating fully with the relevant authorities.Notwithstanding the incident, Fullerton Health stated that its managed care services, healthcare services, and facilities remain operational.