Singapore’s non-profit HomeTeamNS has taken steps to beef up cyber security following a ransomware attack that it discovered last February 25.
The group said in a statement the attack affected some of its servers, which HomeTeamNS immediately disabled and isolated from its IT network.
“We engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate and remediate the incident, and we are also working with the authorities,” the organisation said.
“As part of our remediation efforts, the passwords of all our administrative accounts have been changed, and security scans and firewalls have been further enhanced to strengthen our network security,” it added.
Established in 2015, HomeTeamNS is aimed at building a greater sense of camaraderie amongst Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force NSmen by providing a shared environment for them to network and build bonds through sporting and social activities.
With a membership base of over 260,000 NSmen, HomeTeamNS has four clubhouses at Balestier, Bedok Reservoir, Bukit Batok and Khatib. These are equipped with sports and recreational facilities such as gyms, villas, food and beverage establishments and child-friendly facilities and enrichment centres.
HomeTeamNS said the affected servers contained some data of its employees and ex-employees, and the vehicle details of some members and affiliate members.
“At this time, there is no evidence of data extraction, but we are monitoring closely,” said in the statement issued on March 3.
The group said they have reached out to those who are affected to assist them with protecting themselves from phishing or unauthorised transactions and to minimise the impact from this incident.
“The protection of our stakeholders’ personal data is of utmost importance to HomeTeamNS,” it added. “We are working closely with our cybersecurity experts, the Police and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore to investigate and remediate this incident.
