ICA suspends e-service allowing change of residential address after 80 cases of unauthorised attempts by scammers
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SINGAPORE - The home addresses of about 80 people were changed online without their knowledge, after scammers had obtained their NRIC and Singpass details. Scammers had used compromised Singpass accounts to circumvent several security safeguards in the ImmigICA suspends e-service allowing change of residential address after 80 cases of unauthorised attempts by scammers
SINGAPORE - The home addresses of about 80 people were changed online without their knowledge, after scammers had obtained their NRIC and Singpass details. Scammers had used compromised Singpass accounts to circumvent several security safeguards in the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority's (ICA) change of address system. Initially, only several cases were reported in 2024. But they've increased recently, and it appears this is one method for crime syndicates to gain access to and control the victims' Singpass accounts. On Saturday (Jan 11), ICA said it started investigating cases of unauthorised changes of residential addresses in September 2024. All NRIC holders are required to report a change of address within 28 days of moving into a new residence, whether it is located in or outside Singapore. Anyone who reports a false residential address can be fined up to $3,000, jailed for two years, or both. It is also an offence if a user does not fix the new address sticker to the NRIC. Read more