Cyber attack on Singapore defence ministry undetected for weeks
Singapore's I-net system, which provides internet access to the country's military personnel, was breached by hackers weeks before it was discovered, according to Second Defence Minister Ong Ye Kung. Speaking to the country's parliament, Ong said the investigation was still ongoing, but added the personal details of about 850 national servicemen and Ministry of Defence (Mindef) employees had been stolen. Mindef previously said no data had been compromised. Ong said the armed forces would invest in "better assessment tools, data analytics and content scanning engines".

A cyber attack which resulted in the theft of the personal data of about 850 national servicemen and Ministry of Defence (Mindef) employees occurred weeks before it was detected on February 1, according to Second Defence Minister Ong Ye Kung. Photo: Ministry of Defence