Texas Telecom Company Discloses Cybersecurity Breach by Nation-State Hacker

The hackers remained in Ribbon Communications’ system undetected for nearly a year. The nation involved was not revealed.
Texas Telecom Company Discloses Cybersecurity Breach by Nation-State Hacker
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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A nation-state hacker infiltrated Ribbon Communications’ networks and lurked undetected for nearly a year, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

The Texas-based firm, which supplies technology for voice and data links across platforms, disclosed in its quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 23 that it discovered the breach in early September. The hackers tied to a foreign government first slipped in around December 2024.
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.