Singtel Reportedly Hacked as Test Run for Further Hacks against US Communications companies.
Chinese government cyberspies Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singapore Telecommunications over the summer of 2024 as part of their ongoing attacks against critical infrastructure operators. The digital break-in was discovered in June, according to Bloomberg, citing "two people familiar with the matter" who told the news outlet that the Singtel breach was "a test run by China for further hacks against US telecommunications companies." The hackers used a web shell and exploited a Versa SD-WAN vulnerability. (see separate incident dated June 12).
In February, the feds and other nations' governments warned that the Beijing-backed crew had compromised "multiple" critical infrastructure orgs' IT networks in America and globally, and were "disruptive or destructive cyberattacks" against those targets.
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- Singtel Data Breach: Volt Typhoon’s Test Run Before Targeting US Telecoms
- Singtel detected and ‘eradicated’ malware said to be from Chinese hacking group
- Chinese group accused of hacking Singtel in telecom attacks
- China state-linked group accused of hacking SingTel, Bloomberg News reports
- China’s Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singtel in ‘test-run’ for US telecom attacks
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