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Mobile Guardian compromise remotely wipes 13,000 student learning devices
Unauthorized access to Mobile Guardian's device-management platform on 4 August 2024 enabled remote wiping of enrolled iOS and ChromeOS devices. In Singapore, approximately 13,000 students across 26 secondary schools were affected, losing access to applications and locally stored learning materials and requiring large-scale device restoration.
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Estimated severity
78 / 100
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Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
04/08/2024
Targeted Company
MOBILE GUARDIAN
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
SINGAPORE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Digital platform provider)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
Singapore
SGP
Target country
No information
Affected countries
Singapore
Impacted regions
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Operational Impact
Duration
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Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Downstream customer disruptionService unavailabilitySupply chain data integrity impact
Affected sectors
Technology & IT Services
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized accessData destruction
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
channelnewsasia.comhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mobile-guardian-application-remove-cybersecurity-incident-moe-4526676theregister.comhttps://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/mobile_guardian_mdm_attack/channelnewsasia.comhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mobile-guardian-cybersecurity-breach-attack-legal-action-contractors-chan-chun-sing-4597791channelnewsasia.comhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mobile-guardian-ipad-chromebook-hacking-how-recover-data-4532181