Shanmugam on telco sector being 'especially critical' for cyber attacks

Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are increasingly harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to sharpen their attacks, with Singapore’s telecommunications sector a "high-value target", Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said on Saturday (May 9).

Speaking to reporters, the Home Affairs Minister said the telco sector is “especially critical” and brought up the threat posed by APT group UNC3886, which had launched attacks on Singapore telcos last year. Read more: https://cna.asia/4cZ4Vgr

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