Telco provider used by US government and others hit by nation-state hackers

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• Ribbon Communications suffered a cyberattack, likely by a nation-state actor targeting corporate files
• Four older customer files were accessed from laptops; affected clients have been notified
• Investigation continues; unauthorized access has been terminated and impact deemed non-material

Ribbon Communications has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive customer documents.