Topic: telecommunications targeting
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China's Salt Typhoon Hackers Target European Telecoms
A China-linked cyber espionage group known as Salt Typhoon is targeting European telecommunications providers to infiltrate critical infrastructure for intelligence gathering and surveillance. The attackers exploited a Citrix NetScaler Gateway vulnerability, deployed the SNAPPYBEE backdoor via DL...
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Chinese Tech Firms Tied to Global Salt Typhoon Hacking Campaigns
Three Chinese tech firms are identified as key enablers of the global Salt Typhoon hacking campaigns, supplying tools and services to Chinese state security and military bodies for cyber espionage against governments, telecoms, and critical infrastructure. The hacking campaigns exploit known and ...
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Aisuru Botnet Unleashes Record 31.4 Tbps DDoS Attack
The Aisuru botnet set a new DDoS record with a 31.4 Tbps attack, primarily using compromised Android TV devices to target telecom and IT firms. Cloudflare's 2025 threat report shows a 121% annual increase in DDoS attacks, with telecoms being the most frequent target and Bangladesh the top source ...
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China-Linked Hackers Breach Telcos via Edge Devices
A China-linked cyber espionage group, UAT-7290, has expanded from South Asia to target telecommunications providers in Southeastern Europe, acting as an initial access broker by compromising public-facing network devices. The group uses a versatile toolkit, including custom Linux malware like the...
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