Fullerton Health server breach exposes around 140,000 migrant worker records
Unauthorised access to a server supporting Singapore-based Fullerton Health's Primary Care Plan for migrant workers exposed around 140,000 work permit holder records. Names, foreign identification numbers, dates of birth, contact details and addresses were affected, but medical and financial information was not included. The company discovered the incident on 31 October, took response measures, reported it to the police and the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), and began notifying those affected. It said there was no evidence that the breach had spread to other healthcare systems.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Fullerton Health
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-10-31
- Scale of damage
- Around 140,000 work permit holder records
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to a server supporting the Primary Care Plan for migrant workers
- Location
- Singapore
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Timeline
- Fullerton Health discovered a breach of a server supporting the Primary Care Plan for migrant workers.
- The company disclosed its incident response and reports to the police and the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC).
- The potential exposure of names, foreign identification numbers, dates of birth, contact details and addresses was disclosed, along with ongoing notifications to those affected.
- The company confirmed that around 140,000 work permit holder records had been exposed and said medical and financial information had not been compromised.
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