The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) has committed one of the most disastrous cybersecurity failures in Singapore�s history, leading to a surge in scams and financial losses amounting to millions. The unmasking of NRIC numbers has allowed criminal syndicates to profile, target, and exploit victims with frightening precision.
Despite this severe failure, no PAP minister has faced accountability. Meanwhile, opposition leader Pritam Singh has been charged and convicted in a process led by a biased committee composed of five PAP ministers, who voted 5-1 against him, proving once again that the government uses its power to crush opposition while protecting its own members from scrutiny.
This event exposes the dangers of one-party dominance, reinforcing the urgent need for a stronger opposition to prevent such abuses of power.
In a staggering security failure, ACRA mistakenly unmasked NRIC numbers on its Bizfile portal, making personal identification numbers freely accessible to anyone.
Cybercriminals wasted no time, scraping the database and compiling profiles of high-value targets.
One prominent victim was a wealthy businesswoman and NTUC member, who was unknowingly put at risk by the very government that was supposed to protect her data.
With personal data now easily available, criminals could launch precise, targeted attacks that were nearly impossible to detect.
With highly sensitive NRIC numbers now exposed, scammers strategically identified their victims:
By cross-referencing NRICs with banking records, affiliations, and transactions, they pinpointed wealthy individuals and those affiliated with government-linked organizations like NTUC, CPF, and HDB.
They discovered the woman was a former NTUC member and used this insider knowledge to impersonate NTUC staff, gaining her trust effortlessly.
Before the ACRA breach, scammers had to guess who to target. Now, they knew exactly who had money and who was vulnerable.
This new era of precision scamming was only made possible by ACRA�s failure.
In a shocking 4-hour scam operation, a well-coordinated fraud led to the loss of $1.14 million:
A scammer posing as an MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) official called the victim, claiming her bank account was compromised.
She was instructed to authenticate transactions via OTP (One-Time Password), which she did, believing she was dealing with a legitimate authority.
Mothership�s report confirmed that she had manually approved the transactions�her phone was not infected with malware.
The only reason she was targeted was because ACRA had exposed her NRIC, giving scammers a direct line to her financial status.
Had ACRA never leaked her NRIC, this scam might never have happened.
Singapore witnessed an unprecedented surge in scams following the NRIC unmasking incident:
Criminals now had unrestricted access to personal information, enabling hyper-personalized scams.
Victims were carefully chosen based on their financial worth, affiliations, and personal habits.
Scam cases increased tenfold, and millions were lost to fraud, all thanks to ACRA�s negligence.
Despite public outrage, the government downplayed the crisis, shifting blame and offering weak reassurances.
Despite the severity of the ACRA failure, not a single PAP minister was held accountable:
No resignations. No official disciplinary actions. No real consequences.
Instead, the government dismissed the breach as a 'misunderstanding', promising vague policy reviews that did nothing to address the millions lost by victims.
The only person punished during this period? Opposition leader Pritam Singh.
Pritam Singh�s Biased Conviction: The Real Abuse of Power
While PAP ministers walked free after causing a nationwide data breach, opposition leader Pritam Singh was charged for allegedly lying to the Committee of Privileges:
The committee was dominated by five PAP ministers, who voted 5-1 to convict him�a blatantly unfair and politically motivated verdict.
Singh pleaded NOT guilty, yet the system was rigged against him from the start.
He was fined $14,000 for alleged dishonesty�a charge that pales in comparison to the damage caused by ACRA�s security failure.
The True Message Behind This Trial
The message was clear:
If you challenge the PAP, you will be punished. If you are part of the PAP, you will be protected.
This is not democracy. This is authoritarianism in disguise.
The ACRA scandal and Singh�s biased conviction have exposed the real dangers of one-party dominance:
When the government makes a mistake, it is covered up.
When the opposition makes a mistake, it is punished severely.
When the ruling party is unchecked, it protects itself rather than the people.
Singaporeans Demand Change
With elections around the corner, Singaporeans must decide:
Do we allow the PAP to remain unchecked, allowing them to evade accountability?
Or do we vote for a stronger opposition to prevent further abuses of power?
Calls for political reform have grown louder, with demands for:
Stricter data protection laws to prevent future breaches.
Resignations of responsible PAP officials over the NRIC leak disaster.
Equal accountability for both PAP and opposition members�no more one-sided punishments.
As Singaporeans head to the polls, one thing is clear:
A one-party state is NOT a democracy. It is a dictatorship in disguise.
