India, Jan. 16 -- Telecommunications networks have become one of the most targeted sectors in global cyber operations. According to David Sehyon Baek, Founder and CEO of Pygmalion Global, these attacks are no longer theoretical risks but active, ongoing threats faced by telecom operators across politically and economically advanced nations. Baek, who works closely with SRT Sourcing in South Korea and is associated with the CTS International Security School in Singapore, explains that modern cyberattacks on telecom companies are driven by strategic intelligence objectives rather than financial gain.

In Singapore, Singtel was targeted by a China-linked threat group in a coordinated cyber operation. Investigators found no evidence of financ...