EU warns of state-backed 5G hack threat

The EU has warned of increased cyber-attacks by state-backed entities and groups from outside the EU, and said that the risks posed by telecoms equipment suppliers that have a significant market share should be assessed.

The comments came in a report prepared by EU member states on cyber-security risks to next-generation 5G mobile networks, whose timely launch is crucial to the bloc’s competitiveness in an increasingly networked world.