Critical infrastructure in Singapore under attack by cyber e...

[SINGAPORE] The authorities are dealing with an ongoing attack on Singapore's critical information infrastructure by a state-sponsored cyber espionage group UNC3886. Naming the nation's attacker for the first time on Friday (Jul 18), Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said that Singapore is facing serious threats from state-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actors. These are well-resourced attackers that use sophisticated techniques to evade detection. They lurk in networks to spy over the long term to steal sensitive information or disrupt essential services, among other objectives. "UNC3886 poses a serious threat to us, and has the potential to undermine our national security," said Shanmugam at the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore's (CSA) 10th anniversary dinner at Sands Expo and Convention Centre. "Even as we speak, UNC3886 is attacking our critical i...