Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands says data of 665,000 customers hacked by ‘unknown third party’
- The luxury resort’s shopping loyalty programme was hacked on October 19 and 20, but there was ‘no evidence’ the data was misused
- The breach is the latest in a string of major cybersecurity incidents reported in the city state
Marina Bay Sands, which is owned by US casino giant Las Vegas Sands, said it became aware of the “data security incident” on October 20, according to an email sent to some customers on Tuesday and seen by AFP.
“Investigations have since determined that an unknown third party accessed customer data of about 665,000 non-casino rewards programme members,” the message from chief operating officer Paul Town said.
The data was accessed on October 19 and 20. It included the names, email addresses, phone numbers, countries of residence and membership numbers of shoppers, the company said.
“Based on our investigation, we do not have evidence to date that the unauthorised third party has misused the data to cause harm to customers,” Town said.
Town said the membership data of its casino rewards programme appeared to have been unaffected.
Marina Bay Sands was working with a cybersecurity firm to strengthen its systems, Town said.