China-Backed Hackers Leverage SIGTRAN, GSM Protocols to Infiltrate Telecom Networks
Since at least 2020, a new cyber espionage organization with ties to China has been implicated in a number of targeted cyberattacks against telecommunications companies in South Asia and Africa with the intention of facilitating intelligence gathering.
The opponent, known as Liminal Panda, is being tracked by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which claims that it has extensive knowledge of telecommunications networks, the protocols that support them, and the different linkages between providers.
Custom tools that enable data exfiltration, command-and-control (C2), and clandestine access are part of the threat actor's malware arsenal read more about China-Backed Hackers Leverage SIGTRAN, GSM Protocols to Infiltrate Telecom Networks.
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