201 data incidents reported in Singapore's public sector in 2023, a 10% increase from 2022, attributed to increased digitalisation and improved data security awareness.

201 data incidents were reported in Singapore's public sector in 2023, a 10% increase from the 182 incidents in 2022. Low-severity incidents with minimal impact on agencies, individuals, or businesses accounted for 172 cases, while medium-severity incidents declined to 29 from 46 in 2022. The Ministry of Digital Development and Information attributes the rise to increased digitalisation and improved awareness on data security.