SINGAPORE: Users of SingPass, the gateway to e-Government services,
were warned by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
(IDA) on Thursday (Jun 25) not to fall for a phishing email making
the rounds.
According to IDA's Facebook post, some SingPass users have received
an email titled "SingPass account security info verification" from
"SingPass Government [[email protected]]”. The
email informs recipients that their SingPass PINs have been
suspended and to click on a link to confirm their email address, it
added.
"Please note that this is a phishing email, which is NOT sent by
SingPass. Should you receive this email, do not click on the link,
simply delete it and contact SingPass at
[email protected]," IDA wrote.
Phishing is a criminally fraudulent process whereby the
cybercriminal attempts to get users to divulge sensitive personal
information via a website or mobile application such as their user
identities and passwords, and credit card details, according to the
SingPass website.
- CNA/kk