Singapore is facing 'serious' cyberattack, says National Security Minister K. Shanmugam


Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said that Singapore is facing serious threats from state-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actors. - PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore announced it was battling a "serious" cyberattack against its critical infrastructure, attributing the hack to an espionage group that experts have linked to China.

The attack, a kind of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), poses a serious danger to the city-state, Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said in a speech late Friday.

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