SilentAir hijacked Asian telecom gear to intercept SMS 2FA codes
Enea says diversion attacks from at least six Asian countries intercepted some 2FA texts, mainly targeting people in Taiwan.
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4 articles · newest firstChinese group SilentAir abuses SS7 and Diameter to spy via Asian telcos
ENEA says SilentAir has operated since early 2025, mostly against Taiwanese subscribers, intercepting calls and SMS.
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SilentAir used hacked Asian telcos to intercept Taiwanese calls and texts
Enea says interception was 18.30% of SilentAir activity and some targets then received 2FA codes.
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Deep Packet Inspection challenges for telecom and security vendors
Enea's DPI survey of telecom and security vendors finds traffic visibility is increasingly critical yet harder as 5G, cloud, IoT, and TLS 1.3 spread.
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