China-Linked Cyber-Espionage Teams Target Asian Telecoms

At least three China-linked APT groups have compromised telecommunications operators across multiple Asia‑Pacific countries, deploying custom backdoors and credential theft while using in-memory payloads and sideloading to evade detection; analysts warn compromised telcos provide high-value access for eavesdropping, large-scale disruption, and follow-on attacks against critical infrastructure and customers.