Singapore Says China-Backed Hackers Targeted Its Four Largest Phone Companies
China hackers breached Singapore telecom infrastructure in sophisticated months-long cyberattack targeting critical systems.
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Singapore Says China-Backed Hackers Targeted Its Four Largest Phone Companies
China Hackers Breach Singapore's Top Telecom Providers in Sophisticated Espionage Campaign Singapore has confirmed that state-sponsored Chinese hackers infiltrated the networks of its four largest telecommunications companies in a months-long cyber-espionage operation targeting critical national infrastructure. The coordinated attack compromised systems at Singtel, StarHub, M1, and Simba Telecom, though authorities emphasize that customer data remained secure and services were never disrupted. National security officials identified the intrusion as the work of UNC3886, a sophisticated hacking group with documented ties to Chinese intelligence operations that specializes in pre-positioning within critical infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region. Credit: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg / Getty Images Sophisticated Intrusion Detected Before Damage Could Occur Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam revealed that investigators discovered the attackers had deploy…
