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Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by The Hacker News, Nov 13, 11:10 UTC

SilentAir Hijacks Asian Telecom Networks to Intercept SMS 2FA Codes and Spy on Taiwanese Users

Summary

A newly identified spying group has used hacked equipment inside mobile operators in Asia to intercept the calls and text messages of selected people, mostly in Taiwan. Enea, a Stockholm-based telecom and cybersecurity software company, says it found the group's attack sources in at least six Asian countries and named it SilentAir. Enea assesses with high confidence that SilentAir is a state-level actor.

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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.

  1. The Hacker NewsFirst report

    SilentAir Hijacks Asian Telecom Networks to Intercept SMS 2FA Codes and Spy on Taiwanese Users

    A newly identified spying group used hacked equipment inside Asian mobile operators to intercept the calls and texts of selected people, mostly in Taiwan.

    Read at The Hacker News Details

  2. SecurityWeek

    SilentAir Hackers Intercept Calls, SMS From Inside Mobile Networks

    Enea says SilentAir hijacked mobile network nodes to intercept calls and messages, with Taiwanese subscribers the primary targets.

    Read at SecurityWeek Details

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