article thumbnail

Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting U.S. Telecommunications

SecureWorld News

telecommunications networks and other organizations. Critical infrastructure at risk : Telecommunications networks and organizations with global footprints are prime targets for intelligence-gathering campaigns. Recent disclosures from U.S.

article thumbnail

U.S. Confirms Chinese Hackers Compromised Telecommunications Networks

SecureWorld News

telecommunications infrastructure. We have identified that PRC-affiliated actors have compromised networks at multiple telecommunications companies to enable the theft of customer call records data," CISA and the FBI explained in the joint release​. The compromised data also included information acquired by U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Airtel connects India with 100Tbps submarine cable

Network World

The 2Africa Pearls submarine cable system spans 45,000 kilometers, involving a consortium of global telecommunications leaders including Bayobab, China Mobile International, Meta, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group, and WIOCC. The companys investment demonstrates a forward-thinking approach to telecommunications infrastructure.

article thumbnail

Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

New cyber operations in key sectors Historically, Chinese cyber espionage groups have predominantly targeted organizations from the government, technology, and telecommunications sectors and that continued in 2024. Overall, the number of intrusions and new Chinese cyber espionage groups grew across the board.

Industry 330
article thumbnail

Ericsson unveils genAI assistant for 5G network operations

Network World

Telecommunications and networking provider Ericsson recently launched its generative AI-based virtual assistant that uses large language model (LLM) technology to read, understand, and generate new content to provide personalized answers for network operators configuring wireless 5G networks, troubleshooting problems, and creating policies.

Network 429
article thumbnail

IBM’s cloud crisis deepens: 54 services disrupted in latest outage

Network World

Such frequent outages can trigger immediate compliance alarms and lead to reassessments in tightly regulated industries like banking, healthcare, telecommunications, and energy, where even brief disruptions carry serious risks. IBM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Cloud 427
article thumbnail

Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

New cyber operations in key sectors Historically, Chinese cyber espionage groups have predominantly targeted organizations from the government, technology, and telecommunications sectors and that continued in 2024. Overall, the number of intrusions and new Chinese cyber espionage groups grew across the board.

Industry 246