Singtel and three other major Singapore telecoms hit by hacks
Major Singapore telecom operators including Singtel and StarHub came under cyberattack. The Singapore government said a Chinese hacker group had attacked the four major telecom operators, including Singtel.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Singtel
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Hacks of four Singapore telecom operators including Singtel
- Cause / method
- Cyberattack by a Chinese hacker group
- Location
- Singapore
Timeline
- It came to light that Singtel and StarHub were among the victims of cyberattacks on Singapore's telecom sector.
- The Singapore government disclosed that a Chinese hacker group had attacked the four major telecom operators.
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Impact: No data exfiltration or impact on services
Singaporean telecom operator Singtel discovered and removed malware in June 2024 and reported it to the authorities. The company said there was no data exfiltration or impact on services. Suspicions were raised that it had been part of a global attack campaign by China-linked hackers, but the company did not confirm the attribution.
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