Huawei zero-day attack behind last year’s crash of Luxembourg's entire telecoms network

2026-05-20T02:51:54Ze77a3dc40a5978e409c6e1f656b7e05ec46a217e2bc12a3c5c53e42aea217a75
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What happened

A batch of Therecord stories: a previously unexplained Huawei zero‑day is believed to have caused last year’s complete telecom outage in Luxembourg; the flaw remains unacknowledged and has not been publicly disclosed. The UK regulator will compel tech firms to tackle deepfakes and non‑consensual intimate image generation to better protect women and girls. Microsoft disrupted “Fox Tempest,” a malware‑signing‑as‑a‑service platform used by ransomware gangs (operating since May 2025) and unsealed a related legal case. International law enforcement conducted raids that resulted in more than 200 tak

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