Singapore deploys military against cyber-attack on critical infrastructure
A cyber-attack targeting Singapore's critical infrastructure was confirmed to be ongoing in July 2025. UNC3886 was identified as the attacker, and alleged links to China were raised. Singapore deployed its military and Ministry of Defence units to respond.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack on critical infrastructure by a hacking group identified as UNC3886
- Location
- Singapore
Timeline
- Singapore said it was responding to an ongoing cyber-attack targeting its critical infrastructure.
- It was disclosed that the Singapore Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence units were involved in the response to the attack.
- The military's response to the attack by a hacking group with alleged links to China came to light.
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