Bukit Sembawang Estates is cooperating with the PDPC in the investigation.
Established in 2013, PDPC is Singapore's main authority body for administering the PDPA. The PDPC serves as Singapore’s main authority in matters relating to personal data protection and represents the Singapore government internationally on data protection-related issues.
The group had announced on Aug 13 that it had suffered a cybersecurity incident where an unknown party gained unauthorised access to certain IT servers and blocked off access to data.
According to a Sept 19 bourse filing, the group's appointed third-party forensic adviser said “certain data of the group may have been compromised and potentially exfiltrated”.
See also: Certain data compromised, says Bukit Sembawang Estates after cybersecurity incident investigation
A string of Singapore Exchange -listed firms have been hit by cybersecurity attacks this year.
Beng Kuang Marine revealed on Aug 19 that its external IT service provider was the target of a ransomware attack. Soon Lian Holdings and Hiap Seng Industries reported similar incidents in July.
YKGI, Jumbo Group , Aztech Global , IPS Securex Holdings, ES Group (Holdings) and RE&S Holdings all reported ransomware attacks earlier this year.
Shares in Bukit Sembawang Estates closed flat at $3.77 on Oct 2.
