Chinese hackers targeted telecoms firms in Southeast Asia, report says
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4 Aug 2021 at 13:18
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Cybereason said the attacks were likely meant to facilitate espionage efforts against specific targets “of interest to the Chinese government”. (Reuters photo)
HONG KONG: Chinese cyberespionage groups have been targeting major telecoms providers across Southeast Asia, according to a new report, following accusations from the US and other countries that China hacked into Microsoft Exchange email servers.
Boston-based security firm Cybereason said in a report on Tuesday that it had identified three clusters of intrusions into the region's telecoms industry since at least 2017, with links to threat actors that were "suspected to be operating on behalf of Chinese state interests".