Several news outlets carried stories about APT 10 getting into several (10) international carriers and using information about phone calls, locations et.al. to track specific individuals. There even seemed to be surprise that this was going on.
1. APT 10 did not stop hacking when they were first identified nor when they were charged in U.S. courts. As with most hackers, they just change pseudonyms and press on. Most of them already use multiple on-line accounts anyway so it isn't much to switch to another one.
2. China has abused carriers to get similar information from places that used Chinese equipment, but now, with all the trade restrictions, that is harder. There are many countries questioning buying Chinese network equipment (not just Huawei and ZTE). It becomes more difficult, so they have to go about it a different way. The Chinese have never been shy about changing tactics to get what they want.
3. The stories are not naming the telecoms and I wish they would. I think we all want to know if our carrier is so bad at security that the Chinese can get root access into their systems.
4. How many other countries are hacking the same carriers?
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