Suspected Cyberattack Compromises Data of Over 33,000 Users on TVB's Neigbuy App

Suspected cyberattack puts data of 33,054 customers using group-buying app at risk

The private data of about 33,000 customers of TVB-owned group-buying platform Neigbuy has been compromised in a suspected cyberattack, with police saying they have received six reports of scammers posing as staff. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data confirmed on Tuesday that it had received a data breach notification from the company on Sunday, and had initiated a formal investigation. The platform, founded in 2018 and majority-owned by free-to-air television broadcaster...

By Danny Mok