SCAA Suffers Cyberattack: 70,000 Members’ Data Potentially Compromised

The South China Athletic Association reported an unauthorized intrusion of its computer servers on March 17, 2024; the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) estimates about 70,000 data subjects may be affected. The SCAA shut down affected systems, reported the incident to law enforcement and the PCPD, and committed to notifying impacted members; the PCPD has opened an investigation and advised individuals on steps to protect personal data (password changes, MFA, monitoring statements), while no definitive evidence of data compromise has yet been reported.