Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Ecuador suffered 40 million cyber attacks on websites of public institutions since the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In response to the arrest acktivist communities launched several attacks against the Ecuador government. SecurityAffairs – Julian Assange, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cyber Attacks DDOS Telecommunications Government 111

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

CrowdStrike recently posted a blog about its investigation into a malicious hacking group known as LightBasin, or UNC1945. Since 2016, this cybercrime organization has been building customized tools to invade the world's telecommunications sector. LightBasin hacks critical infrastructure with intention and competence.

Telecommunications 86

Telecommunications Energy and Utilities Passwords Hacking 86

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) uncovered a new targeted attack launched by BlackEnergy APT on the IT systems of Ukrainian government entities. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) uncovered a new targeted attack on the information and telecommunication systems of Ukrainian government entities. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cyber Attacks 111

Cyber Attacks Surveillance Telecommunications Advertising 111

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

SolarWinds supply chain attack also impacted six European Union institutions, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration confirmed. In December 2020, SolarWinds revealed that 18,000 customers might have been impacted by the cyber attack against its supply chain. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SolarWinds).

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Hacking Software Telecommunications Cyber Attacks 125

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2024

The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (or PSTI act), will be effective on April 29, 2024. Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, smart device manufacturers) ” reads the announcement published by NCSC.

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Passwords Manufacturing Telecommunications Cyber Attacks 135

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The state Infrastructure of Montenegro was hit by a massive and “unprecedented” cyber attack, authorities announced. An unprecedented cyber attack hit the Government digital infrastructure in Montenegro, the government has timely adopted measures to mitigate its impact. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Montenegro).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%.

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DDOS Internet Internet Telecommunications 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Hungarian financial institutions and telecommunications infrastructure were hit by a powerful DDoS attack originating from servers in Russia, China and Vietnam. A powerful DDoS attack hit some Hungarian banking and telecommunication services that briefly disrupted them. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Hungary).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

The wireless carrier T-Mobile was victims 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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, T-mobile). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Mobile Data breaches Telecommunications Wireless 145

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Iran telecommunications minister announced that the Islamic republic had recently thwarted a “highly organized cyber attack” targeting government infrastructure. “I cannot say for now which country has conducted the attack.” SecurityAffairs – Iran, hacking). ” reported the FarsNews.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2020

T-Mobile discovered that the attackers had access to the CPNI (Customer Proprietary Network Information). Customer proprietary network information (CPNI) is the data collected by telecommunications companies about a consumer’s telephone calls. The telecommunication giant is in the process of notifying impacted customers.

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Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Wireless 145

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the DoD agency that is in charge of the security of IT and telecommunications for the White House and military troops has suffered a cyber attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, US DISA). military and civilian personnel. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 144

Data breaches Telecommunications Advertising Hacking 144

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

International mobile virtual network operator Lyca Mobile announced it has been the victim of a cyber attack that disrupted its network. The company issued a statement to announce it has been the victim of a cyber attack that disrupted its network. ” reads the statement published by the company.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

Mobile 133

Mobile Data breaches Telecommunications Identity Theft 133

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In a tale as old as the computer, China has once again pointed fingers at the United States, accusing it of hacking into one of its technology companies. At the forefront of this rivalry stands Huawei, a prominent Chinese telecommunications company. Of course, this comes about a month after the U.S.

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Hacking Artificial Intelligence Telecommunications Cyber Attacks 92

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Threat actors that goes online with the moniker ZeroX claim to have stolen 1 TB of sensitive data from the Saudi Arabian petroleum and natural gas giant end it is offering for sale it on multiple hacking forums. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Saudi Aramco). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Engineering 144

Engineering Telecommunications Data breaches Wireless 144

Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2021

The cyber attack led to “unprecedented chaos” at rail stations in the country. The Fars agency attempted to downplay the effects of the attack and pointed out that it did not cause disruption. SecurityAffairs – hacking, railroad system). ” reported ABC News. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Hacker Combat

JULY 8, 2022

Last week, a user going by the handle “ChinaDan” posted a message on Breach Forums (an online hacking forum in China) offering to sell about 24 terabytes of data, which also includes the data of 1 billion people allegedly stolen from Shanghai police. The data was to be sold for 10 Bitcoin, translating to 200,000 USD. .”

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Hacking Telecommunications Mobile Government 105

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

18,000 SolarWinds customers may have been impacted by the attack against its supply chain, the company said in a SEC filing. SolarWinds revealed that 18,000 customers might have been impacted by the cyber attack against its supply chain. The hack allowed the threat actors to spy on the internal email traffic.

Telecommunications 142

Telecommunications Hacking Government Cyber Attacks 142

Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2022

The number of cyber-attacks continues to increase as well as their level of sophistication. For this reason, the behavior of each actor in the cyber arena is becoming a national security concern for every government. SecurityAffairs – hacking, non-state actors). Some of those activities being malicious.

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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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Wireless 132

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2022, the Russian APT used multiple wipers in attacks aimed at Ukraine,including AwfulShred , CaddyWiper , HermeticWiper , Industroyer2 , IsaacWiper , WhisperGate , Prestige , RansomBoggs , and ZeroWipe. In December, Kyivstar , the largest Ukraine service provider went down after a major cyber attack.

Mobile 127

Mobile Telecommunications Cyber Attacks Internet 127

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2020

Iranian officials did not reveal details of the cyber attack that took place on May 9, two days before Iranian officials disclosed the incident. Local authorities, including the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) in the state of Hormozgan, confirmed that operations at the port were impacted by the cyber attack.

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Cyber Attacks Advertising Telecommunications Government 121

Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

” “Mitsubishi Electric, a major general electronics maker , has been hit by a large-scale cyber attack , and it has been found that information about public and private business partners such as highly confidential defense-related and important social infrastructure such as electric power and railroad may leak out.”

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Media Computers and Electronics Cyber Attacks 145

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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Ransomware Telecommunications Cyber Attacks Data breaches 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Italy also joins the security bug research, with the Red Team Research laboratory of TIM, an important Italian telecommunications company. Among the team’s objectives is to detect the vulnerabilities that a potential attacker could exploit to carry out cyber-attacks on TIM’s infrastructures and highlight the real impacts detected.

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Telecommunications Cyber Attacks Authentication Hacking 102

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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Data breaches Ransomware Cybercrime Hacking 127

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Security researchers from AquaSec have found that the said hacking group is back in action and has started to spread malware that uses the computational power of targeted servers to operate Bitcoin Encryption solvers. Last is the news about the Russian-Ukraine war.

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Malware Telecommunications Insurance Ransomware 121

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2022

United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued an advisory to all telecom and network operators in the United States asking them to be vigilant against state sponsored cyber attacks from China.

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Cyber threats Telecommunications Cyber Attacks Software 101

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

APRIL 29, 2021

Across the years, the researchers found analyzed multiple backdoors and hacking tools composing the arsenal of the cyberespionage group. Researchers at company firm Symantec reportedly linked the CIA hacking tools to a number of cyber attacks launched in recent years by a threat actor the company identified as the Longhorn group.

Malware 125

Malware Hacking Government Telecommunications 125

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications Accountability 102

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Statistics show a steady increase in cyber attacks targeting citizens and businesses, causing financial, security and privacy damage. First, it would ensure an immediate point of contact for those who find themselves victims of a cyber attack. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Cybersecurity Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Education 128

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 29, 2022, a massive cyber attack caused a major internet disruption across Ukraine on national provider Ukrtelecom. The specialists from the SSSCIP Ukraine promptly reacted to the situation, due to which the attack was repelled. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine). Pierluigi Paganini.

Internet 98

Internet Internet Mobile Cyber Attacks 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. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Telecommunications Hacking Ransomware 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A joint UK and US investigation has revealed that the Russian cyber espionage group Turla carried out cyber attacks masqueraded as Iranian hackers. Multiple attacks targeting of Middle Eastern financial, energy and government, lead FireEye to assess that those sectors are a primary concern of APT34. .

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Government Cyber Attacks Advertising Telecommunications 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2019

Security experts at FireEye uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign that is targeting government agencies, ISPs and other telecommunications providers, Internet infrastructure entities, and sensitive commercial organizations in the Middle East, North Africa, North America and Europe. ” reads the report published by FireEye.

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DNS Telecommunications Government Encryption 109