ACRA fucked up, folks can retrieve NRIC numbers of others from its portal easily

[jurongwest]

SINGAPORE – People have raised privacy concerns over being able to access individuals’ National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers on the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority’s (Acra) portal.

People were able to access the IC numbers of those connected to a Singapore-registered business.

The concerns were raised by readers spooked by recent scams, including what happened to a holidaying couple whose bank accounts were blocked and credit cards cancelled by identity thieves.

On Dec 11, The Straits Times was alerted to the search feature on the Bizfile portal for business regulations and filings.

“I found my IC number on Bizfile,” said housewife Gina Tan, who started checking the portal after a scammer posing as an Interpol officer called her mother and read out her address and IC number.

Believing that they were legitimate because they had her details, her mother almost sent the scammers her own bank details, but was stopped in time by Mrs Tan.

Mrs Tan also found the names and IC numbers of her friends.

On Dec 12, ST was able to obtain the NRIC numbers and full names of several prominent businessmen and Cabinet ministers directly from the Bizfile website, free.

For $33 a name, ST was also able to buy the full profiles of these people and obtain their listed business address, current appointments and past appointments.

ST contacted Acra and the Infocomm Media Development Authority on Dec 12 for comment.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...se-of-accessing-nric-numbers-from-acra-portal

 

[AhPuNeNe]

so what is next? Jurong North, followed by Jurong South.

 

[Aaron carter]

There's already a jurongkechil here, while jurongeast got banned.

 

[laksaboy]

For $33 a name, ST was also able to buy the full profiles of these people and obtain their listed business address, current appointments and past appointments.

I have a feeling Tiongs were involved in the harvesting and selling of information.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

ACRA got Tiongs working inside? PRs and new shitizens?

 

[A Singaporean]

It is an honest mistake, let's move on.

 

[laksaboy]

“I found my IC number on Bizfile,” said housewife Gina Tan, who started checking the portal after a scammer posing as an Interpol officer called her mother and read out her address and IC number.

LOL, daft Sinkies have no brains and no balls to tell these 'Interpol' scammers to fuck off.