Data breach
Singapore Eye & Vision Clinic data breach
In 2022, Singapore Eye & Vision Clinic suffered a data breach affecting 27,934 records. Exposed data included names, surname, email addresses and 5 other types of data.
Breach date
27 934
Records in the breach
8
Types of data exposed
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Data exposed in the Singapore Eye & Vision Clinic breach
- Names
- Surname
- Email Addresses
- Phone Numbers
- Date of Birth
- Age
- Gender
- Location
About the breach
The Singapore Eye & Vision Clinic (eyevision.com.sg) experienced a data security incident where a patient database from around October 2022 surfaced on cybercrime and hacking forums.
Key Details of the Breach
• Scale: Reports indicate the exposed dataset affected over 26,000 to 71,000+ patient records (with around 26,180 to 7,168+ unique email identifiers and associated profiles depending on the reporting scope).
• Compromised Information: The leaked or exposed records included:
• Full names
• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Dates of birth and ages
• Gender and geographic/location details
• Timeline: The underlying data reportedly dates back to October 2022, with subsequent surfacing and analysis on dark web and data-leak tracking platforms.
Note: This incident is distinct from the 2021 ransomware attack on Eye & Retina Surgeons at Camden Medical, which was a separate high-profile eye clinic cyberattack in Singapore.
Key Details of the Breach
• Scale: Reports indicate the exposed dataset affected over 26,000 to 71,000+ patient records (with around 26,180 to 7,168+ unique email identifiers and associated profiles depending on the reporting scope).
• Compromised Information: The leaked or exposed records included:
• Full names
• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Dates of birth and ages
• Gender and geographic/location details
• Timeline: The underlying data reportedly dates back to October 2022, with subsequent surfacing and analysis on dark web and data-leak tracking platforms.
Note: This incident is distinct from the 2021 ransomware attack on Eye & Retina Surgeons at Camden Medical, which was a separate high-profile eye clinic cyberattack in Singapore.
How to protect yourself
In order to protect yourself, we recommend the following:
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be on the lookout for an increase in number of spam or scam calls and emails. We recommend you make use of Apps like True Caller, which can assist you in identifying any possible spam or scam calls.
3. Be sure to monitor your bank account transactions. Ensure you receive real time notifications on any transaction.
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be on the lookout for an increase in number of spam or scam calls and emails. We recommend you make use of Apps like True Caller, which can assist you in identifying any possible spam or scam calls.
3. Be sure to monitor your bank account transactions. Ensure you receive real time notifications on any transaction.
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