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U.S. Confirms Chinese Hackers Compromised Telecommunications Networks

SecureWorld News

telecommunications infrastructure. broadband providers, including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies. We have identified that PRC-affiliated actors have compromised networks at multiple telecommunications companies to enable the theft of customer call records data," CISA and the FBI explained in the joint release​.

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Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting U.S. Telecommunications

SecureWorld News

telecommunications networks and other organizations. broadband providers, including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies, compromising sensitive data such as customer call records, private communications, and even information obtained through court-ordered law enforcement requests. Recent disclosures from U.S.

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France’s second-largest telecoms provider Free suffered a cyber attack

Security Affairs

is a French telecommunications company, subsidiary of Iliad S.A. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications to consumers in France. Free disclosed a cyber attack over the weekend after a threat actor attempted to sell the stolen data on a popular cybercrime forum. Free S.A.S.

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Thai police arrested Chinese hackers involved in SMS blaster attacks

Security Affairs

Thai authorities arrested members of two Chinese cybercrime organizations, one of these groups carried out SMS blaster attacks. “This “SMS blasting” attack relies on using technology that impersonates cellular base stations and is capable of transmitting thousands of messages to devices within a close geographical radius.”

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TalkTalk confirms data breach involving a third-party platform

Security Affairs

UK telecommunications firm TalkTalk disclosed a data breach after a threat actor announced the hack on a cybercrime forum. UK telecommunications company TalkTalk confirmed a data breach after a threat actor claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on a cybercrime forum and offered for sale alleged customer data.

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ExCobalt Cybercrime group targets Russian organizations in multiple sectors

Security Affairs

The cybercrime group ExCobalt targeted Russian organizations in multiple sectors with a previously unknown backdoor known as GoRed. Positive Technologies researchers reported that a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt targeted Russian organizations in multiple sectors with a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed.

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GUEST ESSAY: Preparing for the dire cybersecurity consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Last Watchdog

Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate. Although there’s no one magic solution to eliminating cyberattacks and cybercrime risks, there are steps you can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim. businesses called #ShieldsUp.