Indian IT Manager Jailed in Singapore for Security Breach

Janarthanan Tamil Kovan, an Indian IT professional at Singapore's State Courts, was sentenced to 28 weeks in prison for allowing remote access to his government laptop. This exposed over 18,000 official files to potential theft or unauthorized access. He pleaded guilty to charges under Singapore's Official Secrets Act, including endangering state documents and unlawfully modifying the laptop. No files were transferred during the breach.

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