Canadian Telecom Hacked by Suspected China State Group

Stolen data, stolen votes? The real danger behind the SKT hack

The SK Telecom hack, revealed in April, marked a watershed moment for South Korea’s cybersecurity. In its wake, a flurry of proposals has been put forward to prevent similar large-scale data breaches. Yet the discourse, focused narrowly on cybersecurity measures, risks missing the bigger picture. The consequences of stolen personal data — and its potential abuse — are far more dangerous than many can imagine. In today’s digital age, experts warn…

Top Canadian telecom firms may have been hit by Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers

Hackers have seemingly used a Cisco flaw to gain access to telco network.

While China Hacks Canada, B.C. Sends Them a Billion-Dollar Ship Building Contract

Dan Knight This is like finding out your house was broken into and, instead of calling the cops, you hire the burglar to remodel your kitchen because he offered a good price. As federal agencies confirm Chinese state-linked cyberattacks on Canadian infrastructure, questions mount over B.C.’s decision to outsource shipbuilding to a state-owned firm in Beijing. Just days—days—after British Columbia Premier David Eby shrugs off federal concerns ove…

China Behind Recent Cyberattacks on Canada’s Telecom Companies: Canadian Security Agency and FBI Investigation

Chinese state-linked cyber threat actors were responsible for recent attacks on Canadian telecommunications companies, according to Canada’s cybersecurity agency and the U.S. intelligence and security service. The incidents are part of a global cyber espionage campaign aimed at gathering intelligence data. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the FBI warned Canadians of the risks posed by state-sponsored cyber actors from the People’s Repu…

Canada says telcos were breached in China-linked espionage hacks

Salt Typhoon previously hacked phone and telco giants across the United States. The feds say that separate investigations suggest that Salt Typhoon's targeting is "broader than just the telecommunications sector."

Canadian telecom hacked by suspected China state group

Hackers suspected of working on behalf of the Chinese government exploited a maximum-severity vulnerability, which had received a patch 16 months earlier, to compromise a telecommunications provider in Canada, officials from that country and the US said Monday. “The Cyber Centre is aware of malicious cyber activities currently targeting Canadian telecommunications companies,” officials for the center, the Canadian government’s primary cybersecur…