Mobile device management company Mobile Guardian was hit by a data breach on Apr 17, 2024. SINGAPORE: A data breach at one of its vendors has resulted in the"unauthorised access" of names and email addresses of parents and staff from five primary and 122 secondary schools, the Ministry of Education said on Friday .
Mobile Guardian is a device management app installed on personal learning devices used by students, like iPads and Google Chromebooks. The app enables parents to manage students’ device usage by restricting applications or websites and screen time. "There is no evidence of unauthorised access into the MOE DMA. Parents whose students use the iPad or Chromebook can continue to use the DMA as usual," it said.
In response to the incident, Mobile Guardian has implemented further security measures, such as locking down all administrative accounts.