REUTERS: The Chinese embassy in Singapore refuted claims that an espionage group accused of performing cyberattacks on Singapore\u2019s critical infrastructure was linked to China.
\nIn a Facebook post published over the weekend, the Chinese embassy said such claims were \u201cgroundless smears and accusations.\u201d
\n\u201cThe 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,\u201d it wrote on Saturday.
\nLast Friday, a Singapore minister said the espionage group UNC3886 was \u201cgoing after high value strategic threat targets, vital infrastructure that delivers essential services\u201d but did not give details of the attacks.
\nThe minister did not link the group to China but Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant has described UNC3886 as a \u201cChina-nexus espionage group\u201d that has attacked defense, technology and telecommunications organizations in the United States and Asia.
\nBeijing routinely denies any allegations of cyberespionage, and says it opposes all forms of cyberattacks and is in fact a victim of such threats.
\nSingapore\u2019s critical infrastructure sectors include energy, water, banking, finance, health care, transport, government, communication, media, as well as security and emergency services, according to the country\u2019s cyber agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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