AIC hit by cybersecurity incident, personal data of over 4,000 healthcare and community care employees possibly affected
Singapore's point agency coordinating the delivery of aged care services — the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) — has been hit by a cyberattack, with personal data of up to 4,064 employees at public healthcare institutions and community care providers possibly accessed.In a media statement issued on Thursday (Nov 12), AIC said the cybersecurity incident involving its Advanced Care Planning (ACP) IT system was detected on Nov 10.It added that the data fields affected are name, contact number, email address and NRIC number.According to AIC, the system is used by advanced care planning facilitators to help members of the public document their decisions on future care preferences.The agency's ACP partners include SingHealth, NHG Health, the National University Health System (NUHS), Fei Yue Community Services, SATA CommHealth, Society of Sheng Hong Welfare Services, Montfort Care, Home Nursing Foundation, Sunlove Abode for Intellectually Infirmed, and Lions Befrienders Services Association.