Government hackers breached telecom giant Ribbon for months before getting caught
Government hackers breached telecom giant Ribbon for months before getting caught
Ribbon Communications was breached by nation-state hackers who lurked undetected for months—revealing just how deep and stealthy modern cyber espionage can be. How vulnerable is our digital infrastructure?
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The Register: Major telecom supplier compromised by unnamed nation-state attackers. “Nation-state snoops broke into Ribbon Communications – an outfit that provides software and networking gear to Verizon, CenturyLink, and the US Defense Department – last December, remained hidden for about nine months, and stole files belonging to three customers, according to the US telecommunications firm.”