Latest Telecommunications news

‘Sandman’ hackers backdoor telcos with new LuaDream malware

A previously unknown threat actor dubbed 'Sandman' targets telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia, using a modular info-stealing malware named 'LuaDream.'
- Bill Toulas
- September 21, 2023
- 03:50 PM
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Hackers backdoor telecom providers with new HTTPSnoop malware

New malware named HTTPSnoop and PipeSnoop are used in cyberattacks on telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, allowing threat actors to remotely execute commands on infected devices.
- Bill Toulas
- September 19, 2023
- 11:14 AM
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Rogers internet outage affecting customers in Ontario, Canada

Rogers customers, primarily those located in Downtown Toronto and parts of Ontario, are reporting outages this week affecting their internet service. Some report being without internet for days, while others are experiencing intermittent disruptions and slowdowns when using their internet.
- Ax Sharma
- September 07, 2023
- 08:27 AM
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EncroChat takedown led to 6,500 arrests and $979 million seized

Europol announced today that the takedown of the EncroChat encrypted mobile communications platform has led to the arrest of over 6,600 people and the seizure of $979 million in illicit funds.
- Bill Toulas
- June 27, 2023
- 10:20 AM
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SMS delivery reports can be used to infer recipient's location

A team of university researchers has devised a new side-channel attack named 'Freaky Leaky SMS,' which relies on the timing of SMS delivery reports to deduce a recipient's location.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2023
- 10:07 AM
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TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data

Canada's second-largest telecom, TELUS is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to be employee data. The threat actor subsequently shared screenshots apparently showing private source code repositories and payroll records held by the company.
- Ax Sharma
- February 23, 2023
- 09:54 PM
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FCC wants telecom carriers to report data breaches faster

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants to strengthen federal law enforcement and modernize breach notification requirements for telecommunications companies so that they notify customers of security breaches faster.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 06, 2023
- 01:11 PM
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Sneaky hackers reverse defense mitigations when detected

A financially motivated threat actor is hacking telecommunication service providers and business process outsourcing firms, actively reversing defensive mitigations applied when the breach is detected.
- Bill Toulas
- December 05, 2022
- 03:08 PM
- 0
Iranian hackers target energy sector with new DNS backdoor

The Iranian Lycaeum APT hacking group uses a new .NET-based DNS backdoor to conduct attacks on companies in the energy and telecommunication sectors.
- Bill Toulas
- June 10, 2022
- 02:06 PM
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US: Chinese govt hackers breached telcos to snoop on network traffic

Several US federal agencies today revealed that Chinese-backed threat actors have targeted and compromised major telecommunications companies and network service providers to steal credentials and harvest data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 07, 2022
- 06:43 PM
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Microsoft finds severe bugs in Android apps from large mobile providers

Microsoft security researchers have found high severity vulnerabilities in a framework used by Android apps from multiple large international mobile service providers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 27, 2022
- 01:06 PM
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Google shut down caching servers at two Russian ISPs

Two Russian internet service providers (ISPs) have received notices from Google that the global caching servers on their network have been disabled.
- Bill Toulas
- May 26, 2022
- 09:26 AM
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Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns

The Government of Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment and services across the country's 5G and 4G networks.
- Bill Toulas
- May 20, 2022
- 06:35 AM
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Chinese cyber-espionage group Moshen Dragon targets Asian telcos

Researchers have identified a new cluster of malicious cyber activity tracked as Moshen Dragon, targeting telecommunication service providers in Central Asia.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2022
- 06:38 PM
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Russia facing internet outages due to equipment shortage

The Commission for Communications and IT at "PCΠΠ", the country's largest entrepreneurship union, has warned about the rising threat of extensive service outages due to a lack of telecom equipment.
- Bill Toulas
- March 28, 2022
- 11:59 AM
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Telco fined €9 million for hiding cyberattack impact from customers

The Greek data protection supervisory authority has imposed fines of 5,850,000 EUR ($6.55 million) to COSMOTE and 3,250,000 EUR ($3.65 million) to OTE, for leaking sensitive customer communication data due to insufficient security measures.
- Bill Toulas
- February 01, 2022
- 05:23 AM
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US bans major Chinese telecom over national security risks

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked China Unicom Americas' license, one of the world's largest mobile service providers, over "serious national security concerns."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 28, 2022
- 11:30 AM
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FCC wants new data breach reporting rules for telecom carriers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed more rigorous data breach reporting requirements for telecom carriers in response to breaches that recently hit the telecommunications industry.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 13, 2022
- 04:39 PM
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Telecom operators targeted in recent espionage hacking campaign

Researchers have spotted a new espionage campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia.
- Bill Toulas
- December 14, 2021
- 06:32 PM
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South Korean telco KT suffers nationwide outage after routing error

The second-largest telecommunications provider in South Korea, KT Corporation, has suffered a nationwide outage today, leaving all its 16.5 million customers without internet connectivity and telephony services for about 40 minutes.
- Bill Toulas
- October 25, 2021
- 12:20 PM
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