SINGAPORE 鈥 The Chinese embassy in Singapore refuted claims that an espionage group accused of performing cyberattacks on Singapore鈥檚 critical infrastructure was linked to China.
In a Facebook post published over the weekend, the Chinese embassy said such claims were 鈥済roundless smears and accusations.鈥
鈥淭he embassy would like to reiterate that China is firmly against and cracks down all forms of cyberattacks in accordance with law. China does not encourage, support or condone hacking activities,鈥 it wrote on Saturday.
Last Friday, a Singapore minister said the espionage group UNC3886 was 鈥済oing after high-value strategic threat targets, vital infrastructure that delivers essential services鈥 but did not give details of the attacks.
The minister did not link the group to China but Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant has described UNC3886 as a 鈥淐hina-nexus espionage group鈥 that has attacked defense, technology and telecommunications organizations in the United States and Asia.
Beijing routinely denies any allegations of cyberespionage, and says it opposes all forms of cyberattacks and is in fact a victim of such threats.
Singapore鈥檚 critical infrastructure sectors include energy, water, banking, finance, healthcare, transport, government, communication, media, as well as security and emergency services, according to the country鈥檚 cyber agency. 鈥 Reuters
