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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

” NKTsKI recommends organizations to strengthen monitoring of threats and information security events in systems provided by LANIT. LANIT Group (Laboratory of New Information Technologies) is one of Russia’s largest IT service and software providers. ” said U.S.

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Telecommunications Software Technology Healthcare 101

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

British multinational telecommunications holding company BT Group (formerly British Telecom) announced it has shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

. “The US government’s continued investigation into the People’s Republic of China (PRC) targeting of commercial telecommunications infrastructure has revealed a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.” ” reads the joint statement issued by CISA and FBI. law enforcement requests pursuant to court orders.

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Government Telecommunications Surveillance Risk 111

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MARCH 24, 2023

Researchers reported that China-linked hackers targeted telecommunication providers in the Middle East in the first quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, SentinelLabs researchers spotted the initial phases of attacks against telecommunication providers in the Middle East. ” reads the report published by SentinelLabs.

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Telecommunications Malware Mobile Internet 98

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MARCH 20, 2025

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Ukraine) The malspam messages had the topic Free primary legal aid use a password-protected attachment Algorithm of actions of members of the family of a missing serviceman LegalAid.rar.

Computers and Electronics 108

Computers and Electronics Telecommunications Malware Surveillance 108

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2025

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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Data breaches Telecommunications Cybercrime Hacking 70

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Storm-2372s targets during this time have included government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), information technology (IT) services and technology, defense, telecommunications, health, higher education, and energy/oil and gas in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.”

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Phishing Authentication Telecommunications Accountability 115

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APRIL 11, 2020

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) disclosed a data breach, its websites SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com were hacked last month. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). The post SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Yang faces charges for illegal telecommunications operations, with investigations ongoing to uncover his network and mastermind Thai police issued warrants for 24 suspects, including 9 foreigners and 15 Thais. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, SMS blaster)

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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Telecommunications Mobile Hacking Architecture 137

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JUNE 25, 2019

Once compromised the networks of telecommunication companies, attackers can access to mobile phone users’ call data records. “Based on the data available to us, Operation Soft Cell has been active since at least 2012, though some evidence suggests even earlier activity by the threat actor against telecommunications providers.

Telecommunications 107

Telecommunications Hacking Advertising Mobile 107

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. “ Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,Russia)

Telecommunications 107

Telecommunications DNS Passwords Hacking 107

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn confirmed the hack of some EU agencies as result of the SolarWinds supply chain attack in a response to a question filed by an EU Parliament member in February 2021. The hack allowed the threat actors to spy on the internal email traffic. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2019

China-linked APT41 group is targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware used to spy on text messages of highly targeted individuals. The experts found the MessageTap backdoor installed on a Linux-based Short Message Service Center (SMSC) server belonging to an unnamed telecommunications company.

Telecommunications 75

Telecommunications Malware Advertising Mobile 75

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

China-linked APT Weaver Ant infiltrated the network of a telecommunications services provider for over four years. Sygnia attributes its activities to China based on the use of Zyxel routers operated by Southeast Asian telecommunication providers, backdoors linked to Chinese groups, and operations during GMT +8 business hours.

Telecommunications 66

Telecommunications Encryption Accountability Firewall 66

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Some webshell paths that @Volexity identified were used in targeted (likely #APT ) exploitation of key organizations in government, telecommunications, and IT, predominantly in Asia; others were used in massive worldwide #exploitation. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zimbra). #volexintel 1/4 — Volexity (@Volexity) October 13, 2022.

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OCTOBER 29, 2023

After the invasion of the Crimea and the eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian telecommunications infrastructure was disable by Russian soldiers. Telecommunication infrastructure and internet services are critical infrastructure and were targeted by both Russian and Ukrainian threat actors. reads the advisory published by the CERT-UA.

Internet 140

Internet Internet Telecommunications DDOS 140

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MARCH 21, 2022

Microsoft is investigating claims that the Lapsus$ hacking group breached its internal Azure DevOps source code repositories. Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Microsoft). Pierluigi Paganini.

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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). Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS Banking Telecommunications Advertising 145

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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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MARCH 12, 2025

Its primary focus is on defense, technology, and telecommunications sectors in the US and Asia. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking, backdoor) ” Mandiant also provided Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and Yara rules to detect these backdoors.

Telecommunications 66

Telecommunications Malware DDOS Technology 66

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A previously undetected hacking group, tracked as Metador, has been targeting telecommunications, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities for about two years. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT). The post Metador, a never-before-seen APT targeted ISPs and telco for about 2 years appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Telecommunications Authentication Malware Internet 145

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MARCH 10, 2023

AT&T is warning some of its customers that some of their information was exposed after the hack of a third-party vendor’s system. AT&T is notifying millions of customers that some of their information was exposed after a third-party vendor was hacked. Social Security Number, account passwords).

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm extensive disruption to telecommunication networks in Iran on the morning of Saturday, 8 February 2020 lasting several hours.” SecurityAffairs – Iran, hacking). ” reads a post published by NetBlocks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS Internet Internet Telecommunications 145

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MARCH 5, 2020

New problems for the wireless carrier T-Mobile that disclosed a data breach that exposed some of the customers’ personal information. A data breach notification published by the telecommunications giant on its website revealed that the security breach impacted both employees and customers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Mobile Data breaches Telecommunications Wireless 145

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The Spanish multinational security company Prosegur announced that it was of a ransomware attack that disrupted its telecommunication platform. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). The post A Ransomware infected the network of the cybersecurity firm Prosegur appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware Cybersecurity Telecommunications Advertising 144

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France won’t ban the Chinese giant Huawei from its upcoming 5G telecommunication networks. French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his government will not exclude Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the building of the upcoming 5G telecommunication networks.

Telecommunications 142

Telecommunications Advertising Technology Manufacturing 142

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Australian telecommunications provider Tangerine disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 230,000 individuals. Tangerine suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of roughly 230,000 individuals. The telco notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. 

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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.

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MARCH 30, 2024

In August 2021, the ShinyHunters group claimed to have a database containing private information on roughly 70 million AT&T customers, but the company denied that they had been stolen from its systems. ” reads a statement published by the telecommunication giant.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

Soldier Major cybercrime operation nets 1,006 suspects UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Rockstar 2FA: A Driving (..)

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MARCH 26, 2022

Below is the list of Covered Equipment or Services added on March 25, 2022: Information security products, solutions, and services supplied, directly or indirectly, by AO Kaspersky Lab or any of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates. Telecommunications services provided by China Telecom (Americas) Corp.

Risk 116

Risk Telecommunications Mobile Antivirus 116

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The group’s victims are mainly in the telecommunications, government (IT services), and oil sectors. In January, US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) officially linked the MuddyWater APT group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran). ” continues the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

Telecommunications 145

Telecommunications Malware Government Hacking 145

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MARCH 18, 2022

The China-linked hacking group has been active since at least 2016, according to the CrowdStrike researchers it is using a very sophisticated toolset. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by the group since 2019. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Caketap). Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 144

Banking Telecommunications System Administration Hacking 144

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) US agency in charge of secure IT and communication for the White House has disclosed a data breach. The agency sent a data breach notification to its employees last week informing them of a security breach that took place last year between May and July. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Telecommunications Advertising Hacking 144

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2022

Iran-linked Lyceum APT group uses a new.NET-based DNS backdoor to target organizations in the energy and telecommunication sectors. The Iran-linked Lyceum APT group, aka Hexane or Spilrin, used a new.NET-based DNS backdoor in a campaign aimed at companies in the energy and telecommunication sectors, ZScaler researchers warn.

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DNS Telecommunications Malware Phishing 145