Singapore bars 10 foreign-linked websites for potential threat

Bloomberg

Updated 23 October 2024 at 2:25 am·1-min read

IMDA said Alamak.io falsely alleged that Singapore had allowed other countries to conduct their biological warfare research activities here. (Photo: Alamak.io)

By Aradhana Aravindan

(Bloomberg) — Singapore ordered the blocking of 10 fake websites linked to foreign actors that could be used to “mount hostile information campaigns” against the city-state.

The sites masquerade as Singapore websites by spoofing and incorporating familiar local features, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said in a statement on Tuesday (22 Oct).

“There are many overseas cases where malicious foreign actors had created and used inauthentic news websites to propagate false narratives to sway the target population’s sentiments, in order to advance their own interests,” the authorities said.

Most of the 10 websites are associated with networks flagged by global cyber threat researchers as having conducted similar campaigns in other countries.

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