Hackers Hit Global Telcos in Espionage Campaign With Links to China

Hackers Hit Global Telcos in Espionage Campaign With Links to China
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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TEL AVIV—Hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecommunication companies and taken large amounts of personal and corporate data, researchers from a cybersecurity company said on June 25, identifying links to previous Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns.

Investigators at U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity firm Cybereason said the attackers compromised companies in more than 30 countries and aimed to gather information on individuals in government, law enforcement, and politics.