(MENAFN) Singapore's Defense Ministry said that cyber attacks have stolen basic personal data from about 850 Singapore national servicemen and employees in a possible attempt to access official secrets.
The ministry had detected the breach this month in the last I-net system that allows internet surfing using dedicated computer terminals on defense ministry and Singapore Armed Forces premises.
According to the ministry, no classified information was stored on I-net, and it said: "The attack on I-net appeared to be targeted and carefully planned."
And added: "The real purpose may have been to gain access to official secrets, but this was prevented by the physical separation of I-net from our internal systems."
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