Organisations may receive lower fines if they admit role in data breaches

Singapore

ORGANISATIONS that expedite the privacy watchdog's processes by admitting their role in a data breach and pleading guilty to it may receive a lower fine if the attack is a common breach.

Common breaches include URL manipulation, poor password management, or printing errors resulting in incorrect recipients, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) said in a statement on Wednesday.

The commission added that it is aware…