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- Netscout has just published its Threat Intelligence Report for the first half of 2025
- It finds that telcos are significant targets of threat actors’ efforts, facing an onslaught of DDoS attacks
- Traditional defences are no longer enough as criminals make use of AI
Cyberattacks, data breaches and other security incidents have become the bane of telcos’ lives in the past few years. Recent egregious examples include the cybersecurity breach at SK Telecom, which continues to suffer the repercussions on its business to this day.
It will come as no surprise that telecoms carriers are also significant targets for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, according to a new report from Netscout Systems, which it should be pointed out is a provider of solutions that aim to protect companies against such attacks.
