Singapore facing 'serious' cyberattack, says minister

Singapore is dealing with a “serious” cyberattack against its critical infrastructure by a highly sophisticated entity linked by industry experts to China, the country’s coordinating minister for national security said.

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The attack, part of a sophisticated level of cyber hacks 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.

"I can say that it is serious and it is ongoing. And it has been identified to be UNC3886," said Shanmugam, who is also the home affairs minister.

Shanmugam did not disclose the group's sponsors, but UNC3886 has been pinpointed by Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm owned by Google, as a China-linked cyber espionage group involved in global attacks.