Internal Security Bureau warns that the threat of regional terrorism still exists, and international terrorist organizations, such as Islamic State, regard Singapore as a "valuable attack target."At the same time, a survey by a data security protection company shows that Singapore in the first half of this year is the country with the largest number of malware attacks worldwide.
The Inner Security Bureau Monday (July 24) released the Singapore terrorist threat reported in 2023, stating that 49 people were self -evolved in the eight and a half years in eight and a half years, of which 37 were Singaporeans, and the other 12 were foreign countries.people.They were detained under the inner security order.
It revealed that supporters of Islamic State Organization in this region advocate violence in social media, while Singapore continues its attack target.In June, after the Islamic State Southeast Asia was killed in the Philippines, the supporters called for revenge and locked some government leaders in Southeast Asia to attack the target, including Singapore President Halima.
The Inner Security Bureau also warns that as the Russian and Ukraine conflict and the tension between the Middle East intensify, some countries and organizations may use terrorist methods to deal with their enemies in third countries, and Singapore may be affected.For example, in November 2022, a Singaporean tank ship was attacked by drones on the Oman coast in the Middle East.
In addition to the risk of terrorist attacks, Singapore also faces endless online fraud and extortion.Foreign fraud gangs, like terrorists, regard Singapore as a valuable attack target.The difference is that under the close monitoring of the Inner Security Bureau, terrorists have not caused much harm to Singapore.However, foreign fraud gangs have already attacked Singapore, causing many Chinese people to suffer money and psychological trauma.
Singapore stands at the front line in anti -terrorism, and is where many large foreign companies stop.At the same time, Singapore is regarded as one of the safest places in the world. It is often strong before terrorists develop difficulties.If terrorists can successfully attack this position that is regarded as a solid gold soup, it will greatly increase the reputation and morale of terrorist organizations.Therefore, for Singapore's counter -terrorism agencies, the terrorist attack does not happen, but when it happens.
On the other hand, Singapore is a wealthy country in this region. The digital utilization rate is very high. Foreign fraud gangs cheat through network carriers.During the two years in 2021 and 2022, the victims of local cyber fraud lost a total of 1.3 billion yuan.
Internet fraud gangs are abroad, they can be stifled in the virtual world, and law enforcement officials are also beyond reach.This has led to increasingly rampant fraud gangs.
Terrorists and fraud gangs hide the case and be invincible.Even so, related institutions of Nei'an and cyber security still have to increase their efforts to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks and fraud cases.In terms of counter -terrorism, cross -border cooperation and intelligence exchange successfully weakened the forces of regional terrorist organizations.But in terms of anti -fraud, cross -border cooperation still has a lot of room for strengthening.
Whether it is counter -terrorism or anti -fraud, people's awareness of maintaining high vigilance and cultivating crisis is still the first line of defense.Although terrorist attacks and online fraud threatened everyone, most people really realized the danger after the tragedy.The biggest challenge faced by counter -terrorism and anti -fraud agencies is that Chinese people mistakenly believe that things will only happen to others, and they do not know that everyone may become victims.
With the change of geopolitical, the form of terrorist attack threats will be different.On the other hand, fraud gangs will also use higher deep network technology or artificial intelligence, which will fail the protection function of anti -fraud.Therefore, there is no end to counter -terrorism and anti -fraud, and must be in front of the illegal disciples.
To avoid becoming a target of terrorist attacks or fraud gangs, Singapore must continue to strengthen the power of defense and counterattacks, so that illegal people know that it is difficult to retreat.In this regard, the ability to improve the ability of government agencies and the awareness of the Chinese people are crucial.
