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A former US Army soldier, Cameron John Wagenius (kiberphant0m), pleaded guilty to hacking telecom companies, stealing data, and attempting to extort $1 million.

Check Point Research reports organizations face an average of 1,984 cyberattacks weekly (up 143% in 4 years), with education, government, and telecom being prime targets.

Rtpengine's critical flaws (CVE-2025-53399, CVSS 9.3) allow attackers to intercept or inject audio into active VoIP calls, even without a MitM position, by exploiting SRTP validation.

The NSA, CISA, and partners have released a joint advisory exposing how Chinese APT groups are compromising telecom and government networks for global espionage.

SK Telecom was fined a record-breaking $96.5 million after a massive data breach exposed the personal data of 27 million users.

The Secret Service has dismantled a massive, covert network near the UN in NYC, capable of disrupting mobile towers and launching devastating cyberattacks.

The Secret Service has dismantled a vast telecom network near the UN capable of disabling cell towers, disrupting communications, and aiding foreign threats.

Salt Typhoon, a China-MSS linked APT, targets global telecoms and military networks for long-term espionage, exploiting network edge devices for future cyber warfare ops.

Unit 42 uncovers Phantom Taurus, a new Chinese APT using the fileless NET-STAR backdoor to target SQL databases and IIS servers in global espionage campaigns.