Impact of Recent Leak of Personal Data at Academy of Medicine Singapore on Ministry of Health's Operations and Data Security

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2327 
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 6 NOVEMBER 2023

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi
Nominated MP

Question No. 5110

To ask the Minister for Health in view that the Academy of Medicine Singapore (AMS) has membership details and personal data of senior clinicians in the medical fraternity, many of whom also work in private and public sectors, whether the recent leak of personal data and information at the AMS in September 2023 has had any impact on the Ministry’s operations and data security.

Answer

1     The recent data breach by the Academy of Medicine Singapore (AMS) did not affect MOH’s operations and data security, as there are no system connections nor government data shared between MOH and AMS. 

2     The incident was reported to the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) Singapore, and investigations are currently ongoing.