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

Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi asked 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 the private and public sectors, whether the recent leak of personal data and information at AMS in September 2023 has had any impact on the Ministry’s operations and data security.

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

The incident was reported to the Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore and investigations are currently ongoing.