Why did Singapore name cyberthreat group UNC3886 and is it linked to China?


Singapore
has made a rare move to identify the UNC3886 cyberthreat group that it says is attacking local critical infrastructure.

UNC3886 has been identified by Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant as a China-linked cyber espionage group, although Beijing’s embassy in Singapore has vehemently rejected the claim.

Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said during a speech at the 10th anniversary of the Cyber Security Agency last Friday that from 2021 to last year, suspected advanced persistent threats against Singapore had increased more than fourfold. These threats often carried out state objectives, the minister noted.

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