City-state under cyber siege


The city-state is dealing with a “serious” cyberattack against its critical infrastructure by a highly sophisticated entity, the country’s coordinating minister for national security said.

The attack, part of a sophisticated level of cyberhacks called advanced persistent threats (APTs), poses a serious danger to Singapore and could undermine national security, K. Shanmugam disclosed in a speech late on Friday.

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