Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The creation of a dedicated emergency number for cybersecurity could provide an effective solution to this rapidly growing challenge The growing threat of cybercrime is calling for new and innovative defense strategies. First, it would ensure an immediate point of contact for those who find themselves victims of a cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2022

Non-state actors include multinational corporations, collectives of hacktivists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), cybercrime syndicates, private military organizations, media outlets, terrorist groups, labor unions, organized ethnic groups, lobby groups, criminal organizations, private businesses, and others.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2024

Frontier Communications is notifying over 750,000 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a recent cyber attack. Last week, the RansomHub ransomware group claimed to have stolen the information of over 2 million customers from the American telecommunications company Frontier Communications.

Data breaches 101

Data breaches Identity Theft Telecommunications Cybercrime 101

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Belgian intelligence service VSSE accused Alibaba of ‘possible espionage’ at European hub in Liege A WhatsApp zero-day exploit can cost several million dollars CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity and Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog NATO is investigating a new cyber attack claimed by the SiegedSec group Global CRM Provider Exposed (..)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2021

.” In March 2020, the wireless carrier was a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor.A data breach notification published by the telecommunications giant on its website revealed that the security breach impacted both employees and customers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2023

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of the main hospitals in the Spanish city, suffered a cyber attack that crippled its computer system. On Sunday, a ransomware attack hit the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of the main hospitals of the Catalan city. ” states the Associated Press.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

China-linked threat actors are preparing cyber attacks against U.S. FBI Director Christopher Wray warned this week that China-linked threat actors are preparing an attack against U.S. critical infrastructure warned FBI Director Christopher Wray. critical infrastructure, Reuters reported.

Energy and Utilities 131

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

In March 2020, the wireless carrier was a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor.A data breach notification published by the telecommunications giant on its website revealed that the security breach impacted both employees and customers.

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Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Accountability 102

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Metro Bank has become the first major bank to disclose SS7 attacks against its customers, but experts believe it isn’t an isolated case. We have supported telecommunication companies and law enforcement authorities with an industry-wide investigation and understand that steps have been taken to resolve the issue.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Enterprises in the finance, banking, and telecommunications sectors are the most susceptible to online fraud, but it can happen to any company,” said Vaidotas Sedys , Head of Risk Management at Oxylabs. Sedys concluded, “AI and ML technologies are vital in the fight against cybercrime, helping organizations identify anomalies.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 10, 2021

While the highest price was $95,000 for an Asian telecommunications service provider. Technology and telecommunications companies are among the most common victims and often command higher prices. IntSights reports the lowest asking price was $240 for a healthcare organization in Columbia.

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Telecommunications Marketing Ransomware Accountability 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2022

Video game company Ubisoft has suffered a ‘cyber security incident’ that had a severe impact on games, systems, and services. The rumors of a cyber attack against Ubisoft circulated online in the last few days, while data extortion group LAPSUS$ claimed to have hacked the company.

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Data breaches Telecommunications Hacking Ransomware 98

SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2022

Conti threat actors gained access to the Finance Ministry on April 12, which eventually allowed them to access other government agencies, including the Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, and the National Meteorological Institute.

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Ransomware Government Telecommunications Cybercrime 97

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

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Data breaches DDOS Backups Ransomware 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A recent study by telecommunications provider, TextAnywhere, looked into the screen habits of 1,000 employees in the UK and revealed that over two-thirds (67.4%) are using their mobiles for work, imposing a serious threat to business security. .

Risk 52

Risk Cyber Attacks Telecommunications Mobile 52

Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

Several threat actors have taken advantage of the war in Ukraine to launch a number of cyber attacks. We’ve also observed several different wipers and cybercrime groups such as FormBook using the same tactics. Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Metro Bank has become the first major bank to disclose SS7 attacks against its customers, but experts believe it isn’t an isolated case. We have supported telecommunication companies and law enforcement authorities with an industry-wide investigation and understand that steps have been taken to resolve the issue.”

Banking 72

Banking Telecommunications Authentication Advertising 72

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Protect your website from hackers and cybercrime. As a protest against the Indian government’s recent push on net neutrality and Digital India, AnonOpsIndia, a hacktivist group, compromised BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Telecommunications’ websites on Friday. Cyber Attack on Edinburgh City Council.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

Overall cybercrime costs are expected to reach $10.5 Most traditional tools used for investigating cyber-attacks cannot assess potential impacts on these environments. These include CarrierEdge for telecommunications service providers, MicroEdge for the IoT industry and CloudEdge for enterprises. million in seed funding.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Scattered Spider previously targeted telecommunications firms, likely to support its SIM-swapping activities that facilitate account takeovers. In this report, we explore Scattered Spider’s evolution from low-level cybercrimes to partnering with ransomware groups to target major organizations.

Social Engineering 122

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

According to the same article, another such attack took place in the late 1990s when the American military attacked a Serbian telecommunications network. The “AcidRain” wiper was first described later in March, while ViaSat published an official analysis of the cyber-attack.

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DDOS Ransomware Government Energy and Utilities 145

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For Lockbit, who have been the most active group since early 2021, it is possible that the current war between Russia and Ukraine may take law enforcement focus away from cybercrime as many western law enforcement agencies are likely more preoccupied with stopping Russian nation state sponsored activity.

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Cyber threats Ransomware Media Data breaches 52

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Scattered Spider previously targeted telecommunications firms, likely to support its SIM-swapping activities that facilitate account takeovers. In this report, we explore Scattered Spider’s evolution from low-level cybercrimes to partnering with ransomware groups to target major organizations.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Engineering Accountability Backups 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For example, #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, celebrating its 20th anniversary this October, aims to empower people and organizations across every sector to protect critical assets against cybercrime. Once offline, such attacks can cause significant disruption to society and the economy.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Technology 77

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

CISA adds ScienceLogic SL1 flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog VMware failed to fully address vCenter Server RCE flaw CVE-2024-38812 Cisco states that data published on cybercrime forum was taken from public-facing DevHub environment Internet Archive was breached twice in a month Unknown threat actors exploit Roundcube Webmail flaw (..)

Data breaches 120

Data breaches Healthcare Cybercrime Social Engineering 120

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaw Multiple APT groups exploited WinRAR flaw CVE-2023-38831 Californian IT company DNA Micro leaks private mobile phone data Threat actors have been exploiting CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since August A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account (..)

Ransomware 123

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