The cyber attackers had also accessed data on the birthdays, usernames and countries of residence of customers.
SINGAPORE – The names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of customers of home-grown jewellery chain Poh Heng were accessed in a data breach on March 25.
However, no payment card information was compromised because Poh Heng does not keep such data, he added.In response to queries, Poh Heng data protection officer Ezekiel Chin said reports have been lodged with the police and the Personal Data Protection Commission . Mr Chin said: “We are working with relevant teams and experts to investigate the incident and would like to extend our sincere apologies to affected customers.
The Poh Heng Jewellery website displayed an upgrading notice and remained down when ST last checked it at 8pm.
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