MFA for Telecommunications: Securing Networks, Admins, and Customer Accounts
A single telecom login is one of the most dangerous keys in existence. Behind it sit subscriber identities, billing systems, and the network backbone every other industry depends on. In April 2025, SK Telecom admitted attackers had stolen authentication records tied to its USIM cards, affecting 27 million subscribers, with malware present for years before discovery. Weeks earlier, the FBI warned of a campaign using AI-generated voice and text to trick targets into handing over account access.