Singapore faced more cybercrime, phishing and ransomware threats in 2021

Natasha Ganesan reports:

Firms and individuals in Singapore faced an increased number of cybercrime, phishing and ransomware threats last year, according to a report released by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) on Monday (Aug 29).

There were 137 ransomware cases in 2021, a 54 per cent jump from the 89 reported in 2020.