China-Nexus Hackers Spent Years in Asian Telecoms Network, Report Says

The China-nexus entity used web shells to create discrete communication channels or ’tunnels’ between itself and the unnamed telecom company’s machines.

An unnamed Chinese hacker uses his computer at an office in Dongguan, southern Guangdong Province, China, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

A China-nexus cyber-threat actor had successfully embedded itself in an Asian telecommunication company’s network for more than four years, according to a report released by cybersecurity company Sygnia on Monday.

Sygnia found that the malicious entity, known as “Weaver Ant,“ operated on certain days and was intent on maintaining continuous access and collecting sensitive information while traversing the unnamed company’s network.