Telcos worldwide are experiencing cyberbreaches, but vendors are also being targeted.
Optical system vendor Ribbon Communications, based in Plano, Texas, recently suffered a cybersecurity incident.
In its 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ribbon admitted to being hacked by "unauthorized persons, reportedly associated with a nation-state actor," believed to be a reference to China.
hackers have been sitting quietly in Ribbon’s IT systems for almost a year
The incident was reported on page 57 of the 10-Q filing under "Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure".
Author's summary: Ribbon Communications suffered a cybersecurity incident.