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SingHealth attack was by APT group typically linked to foreign governments: Iswaran

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Published Mon, Aug 6, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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    THE cyber attack in Singapore that led to the leak of 1.5 million SingHealth patients' personal data was the work of an "advanced persistent threat" group typically linked to foreign governments, Parliament heard on Monday.

    Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are stealthy and continuous computer-hacking processes to gain intelligence or steal information.

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