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Singtel, Singapore’s largest mobile carrier, was breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers this summer as part of a broader campaign against telecommunications companies and other critical ...

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Another rubbish reporting by Bloomberg. "according to two people familiar with the matter" = "my friend say one"
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Officials in the US, Australia, Canada, the UK and New Zealand — the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance — warned earlier this year that Volt Typhoon was embedding itself inside compromised IT networks to give China the ability to conduct disruptive cyberattacks in the event of a military conflict with the West.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The breach of Singtel, a carrier with operations throughout Southeast Asia and Australia, was seen as a test run by China for further hacks against US telecommunications companies, and information from the attack has provided clues about the expanding scope of suspected Chinese attacks against critical infrastructure abroad, including in the US, the people said.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/13b312d2a7109f80d57baef616c3aebb\" title=\"The Singtel office in Singapore\" tg-width=\"2000\" tg-height=\"1334\"/><span>The Singtel office in Singapore</span></p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">In an emailed response to queries from Bloomberg News, Singtel didn’t directly address questions about the alleged breach. “We understand the importance of network resilience, especially because we are a key infrastructure service provider,” the company said. “That’s why we adopt industry best practices and work with industry-leading security partners to continuously monitor and promptly address the threats that we face on a daily basis. 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Officials have described the telecom breaches as one of the most damaging campaigns on record by suspected Chinese hackers and one that they are still seeking to fully understand and contain.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">In the US telecommunications attacks, which investigators have attributed to another Chinese group called Salt Typhoon, AT&amp;T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are among those breached, and the hackers potentially accessed systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests, the Wall Street Journal reported in early October. US intelligence officials think the Chinese hacking group that Microsoft Corp. dubbed Salt Typhoon may have been inside US telecommunications companies for months and found a route into an access point for legally authorized wiretapping, according to a person familiar with their views.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">AT&amp;T declined to comment. Verizon didn’t respond to a request for comment.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Through those intrusions, the hackers are believed to have targeted the phones of former President Donald Trump, running mate JD Vance and Trump family members, as well as members of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign staff and others, the New York Times has reported.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">In the case of the alleged Singtel breach, one of the people familiar with that incident said the attack relied on a tool known as a web shell.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">In August, researchers at Lumen Technologies Inc. said in a blog post they assessed with “moderate confidence” that Volt Typhoon had used such a web shell. A sample of the malware was first uploaded to VirusTotal, a popular site for security experts to research malicious code, on June 7 by an unidentified entity in Singapore, according to Lumen researchers. The web shell allowed hackers to intercept and gather credentials to gain access to a customer’s network disguised as a bona fide user, they said.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The hackers then breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and another in India, according to Lumen researchers.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">General Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency, said in early October that the investigations into the latest telecommunications breaches were at an early stage. Later that month, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they had identified specific malicious activity by actors affiliated with the Chinese government and immediately notified affected companies and “rendered technical assistance.”</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">A spokesperson for the National Security Council last week referred to the “ongoing investigation and mitigation efforts,” but directed further questions to the FBI and CISA.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/68b004b8950c691dc95cac44c37ae037\" title=\"General Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency, during a Bloomberg Television interview in May.\" tg-width=\"2000\" tg-height=\"1334\"/><span>General Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency, during a Bloomberg Television interview in May.</span></p><p></p></body></html>","source":"lsy1584095487587","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; 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Officials in the US, Australia, Canada, the UK and New Zealand — the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance — warned earlier this year that Volt Typhoon was embedding itself inside compromised IT networks to give China the ability to conduct disruptive cyberattacks in the event of a military conflict with the West.The breach of Singtel, a carrier with operations throughout Southeast Asia and Australia, was seen as a test run by China for further hacks against US telecommunications companies, and information from the attack has provided clues about the expanding scope of suspected Chinese attacks against critical infrastructure abroad, including in the US, the people said.The Singtel office in SingaporeIn an emailed response to queries from Bloomberg News, Singtel didn’t directly address questions about the alleged breach. “We understand the importance of network resilience, especially because we are a key infrastructure service provider,” the company said. “That’s why we adopt industry best practices and work with industry-leading security partners to continuously monitor and promptly address the threats that we face on a daily basis. We also regularly review and enhance our cybersecurity capabilities and defenses to protect our critical assets from evolving threats.”A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, said he wasn’t aware of the specifics, as relayed by Bloomberg, but that in general, China firmly opposes and combats cyberattacks and cybertheft.The US is currently battling its own suspected Chinese attacks of political campaigns and telecommunications companies. Officials have described the telecom breaches as one of the most damaging campaigns on record by suspected Chinese hackers and one that they are still seeking to fully understand and contain.In the US telecommunications attacks, which investigators have attributed to another Chinese group called Salt Typhoon, AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are among those breached, and the hackers potentially accessed systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests, the Wall Street Journal reported in early October. US intelligence officials think the Chinese hacking group that Microsoft Corp. dubbed Salt Typhoon may have been inside US telecommunications companies for months and found a route into an access point for legally authorized wiretapping, according to a person familiar with their views.AT&T declined to comment. Verizon didn’t respond to a request for comment.Through those intrusions, the hackers are believed to have targeted the phones of former President Donald Trump, running mate JD Vance and Trump family members, as well as members of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign staff and others, the New York Times has reported.In the case of the alleged Singtel breach, one of the people familiar with that incident said the attack relied on a tool known as a web shell.In August, researchers at Lumen Technologies Inc. said in a blog post they assessed with “moderate confidence” that Volt Typhoon had used such a web shell. A sample of the malware was first uploaded to VirusTotal, a popular site for security experts to research malicious code, on June 7 by an unidentified entity in Singapore, according to Lumen researchers. 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