Salt Typhoon used custom malware JumbledPath to spy on U.S. telecom providersSecurity Affairs·Feb 20, 23:17 UTC · Feb 20, 2025MalwareCVE-2023-20198CVE-2023-20273CVE-2018-017147
SK Telecom revealed that malware breach began in 2022Security Affairs·May 21, 05:18 UTC · May 21, 2025Malware42
Russian hackers infiltrated Ukrainian telecom giant months before cyberattackThe Record·Jan 4, 16:13 UTC · Jan 4, 2024Malware42
Telecom firms hit with novel backdoors disguised as security softwareHelp Net Security·Feb 15, 12:04 UTC · Feb 15, 2024Malware42
One Telecom Provider Hosted Most of the Middle East ’s Active C2 InfrastructureSecurity Affairs·May 22, 07:29 UTC · May 22, 2026Malware42
LightBasin Hackers Breach at Least 13 Telecom Service Providers Since 2019The Hacker News·Nov 20, 10:23 UTC · Nov 20, 2024Malware42
GTPDOOR backdoor is designed to target telecom carrier networksSecurity Affairs·Mar 4, 12:02 UTC · Mar 4, 2024Malware42
GTPDOOR Linux Malware Targets Telecoms, Exploiting GPRS Roaming NetworksThe Hacker News·Feb 29, 11:33 UTC · Feb 29, 2024Malware42
African telecom company targeted by alleged ChinaThe Record·Apr 20, 17:45 UTC · Apr 20, 2023Malware42
UnsolicitedBooker Targets Central Asian Telecoms With LuciDoor and MarsSnake BackdoorsThe Hacker News·Feb 28, 04:41 UTC · Feb 28, 2026MalwareCVE-2018-080247
China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN NetworksThe Hacker News·Oct 2, 06:36 UTC · Oct 2, 2025Malware42
Chinese Hackers Use GHOSTSPIDER Malware to Hack Telecoms Across 12+ CountriesThe Hacker News·Nov 28, 09:13 UTC · Nov 28, 2024MalwareCVE-2023-46805CVE-2024-21887CVE-2023-48788+5 CVEs47
New Stealthy 'Krasue' Linux Trojan Targeting Telecom Firms in ThailandThe Hacker News·Dec 8, 03:37 UTC · Dec 8, 2023Malware42
Researchers Uncover Ongoing Attacks Targeting Asian Governments and Telecom GiantsThe Hacker News·Oct 12, 13:04 UTC · Oct 12, 2023Malware42
Espionage malware targeted telecoms in Middle East using Microsoft, Google, Dropbox toolsThe Record·Mar 28, 15:44 UTC · Mar 28, 2023Malware42
Chinese Hackers Target Middle East Telecoms in Latest Cyber AttacksThe Hacker News·Dec 6, 16:08 UTC · Dec 6, 2022Malware42
Chinese Hackers Caught Exploiting Popular Antivirus Products to Target Telecom SectorThe Hacker News·May 4, 07:40 UTC · May 4, 2022Malware42
Showboat Linux Malware Hits Middle East Telecom with SOCKS5 Proxy BackdoorThe Hacker News·May 21, 16:35 UTC · May 21, 2026MalwareCVE-2021-26855147
China-Linked UAT-7290 Targets Telecoms with Linux Malware and ORB NodesThe Hacker News·Jan 9, 05:24 UTC · Jan 9, 2026Malware42
Hackers Used Snappybee Malware and Citrix Flaw to Breach European Telecom NetworkThe Hacker News·Oct 27, 08:19 UTC · Oct 27, 2025Malware42
Iran backdoors planted across Middle East telecoms, government agencies, Google saysThe Record·Sep 19, 18:26 UTC · Sep 19, 2024Malware42
Budworm APT Evolves Toolset, Targets Telecoms and GovernmentInfosecurity Magazine·Sep 28, 17:30 UTC · Sep 28, 2023Malware42
Elusive Sandman APT Targets Telecom Giants With LuaJIT ToolkitInfosecurity Magazine·Sep 22, 16:30 UTC · Sep 22, 2023Malware42
ShroudedSnooper actors target telecom companies in Middle EastSecurity Affairs·Sep 19, 21:24 UTC · Sep 19, 2023Malware42
Daggerfly APT Targets African Telecoms Firm With New MgBot MalwareInfosecurity Magazine·Apr 20, 17:00 UTC · Apr 20, 2023Malware42
Pro-Russian Winter Vivern APT Targets Governments and Telecom FirmInfosecurity Magazine·Mar 17, 16:30 UTC · Mar 17, 2023Malware42
Raspberry Robin malware used against Telecom and GovernmentsSecurity Affairs·Dec 24, 14:16 UTC · Dec 24, 2022Malware42
Iran's Lyceum Hackers Target Telecoms, ISPs in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and AfricaThe Hacker News·Nov 11, 08:00 UTC · Nov 11, 2021Malware42
China-linked spies target Asian Telcos since at least 2021Security Affairs·Jun 20, 14:31 UTC · Jun 20, 2024Malware42
Report: Beijing, Moscow step up efforts to control the Internet’s backboneThe Record·Dec 13, 00:00 UTC · Dec 13, 2022Malware42
ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Malware, Voice Bot Flaws, Crypto Laundering, IoT Attacks — and 20 More StoriesThe Hacker News·Nov 27, 10:03 UTC · Nov 27, 2025MalwareCVE-2009-2765CVE-2020-25506CVE-2022-37055+6 CVEs47
Ukraine gathers evidence to prosecute hackers behind Kyivstar attack in HagueThe Record·Apr 4, 15:52 UTC · Apr 4, 2024Malware42
China-linked hackers target telcos to steal 5G secretsSecurity Affairs·Mar 17, 19:11 UTC · Mar 17, 2021Malware42
China-linked APT Phantom Taurus uses Net-Star malware in espionage campaigns against key sectorsSecurity Affairs·Oct 2, 07:40 UTC · Oct 2, 2025Malware42
Earth Kurma APT is actively targeting government and telecommunications orgs in Southeast AsiaSecurity Affairs·Apr 28, 19:44 UTC · Apr 28, 2025Malware42
China-Linked Budworm Targeting Middle Eastern Telco and Asian Government AgenciesThe Hacker News·Sep 28, 10:13 UTC · Sep 28, 2023Malware42