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Singapore’s message to cyber crooks: Do not use us as a launchpad
The jailing of three Chinese hackers possessing state-linked malware shows Singapore is very much alive to how bad actors seek to exploit its openness.
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The latest cybercrime case lays bare the risks that come with hub status.
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In some quarters, there is a persistent narrative that Singapore’s authorities are oblivious to the risks that come with the Republic’s global hub status – in finance, technology and other fields.
Taken to the extreme, this view presupposes that the law enforcement ecosystem and even the national media are sedate and ineffectual – thumb-twiddling and looking away as foreign bad actors exploit Singapore’s openness and proliferate without restraint.
