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APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

French internet service provider (ISP) Free disclosed a cyber attack, threat actors allegedly had access to customer personal information. is a French telecommunications company, subsidiary of Iliad S.A. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications to consumers in France. Free S.A.S.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

A China-linked hacking group, tracked as LightBasin (aka UNC1945 ), hacked mobile telephone networks around the globe and used specialized tools to access calling records and text messages from telecommunications companies. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019.

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MARCH 28, 2022

Ukrtelecom, a major mobile service and internet provider in Ukraine, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure. On March 29, 2022, a massive cyber attack caused a major internet disruption across Ukraine on national provider Ukrtelecom. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. SentinelLabs discovered two windows malware platforms, dubbed ‘metaMain’ and ‘Mafalda,’ and evidence of the existence of an additional Linux implant.

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NOVEMBER 18, 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.” The Chinese APT focuses on government entities and telecommunications companies in Southeast Asia. and around the globe.”

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APRIL 11, 2020

“The attackers inserted malicious computer code on these websites to steal some users’ login credentials,” reads a message posted to both site’s by the SFO’s Airport Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITT) director. Hackers may have accessed the impacted users’ credentials and used them to log on to those personal devices.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

The attack did not impact radio and cable TV broadcasts, while SIC’s internet streaming transmission was interrupted. The gang also targeted the South American telecommunication providers Claro and Embratel. The post Lapsus$ ransomware gang hits Impresa, Portugal’s largest media conglomerate appeared first on Security Affairs.

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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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APRIL 30, 2024

The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (or PSTI act), will be effective on April 29, 2024. “From 29 April 2024, manufacturers of consumer ‘smart’ devices must comply with new UK law.” ” reads the announcement published by NCSC. ” The U.K.

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MARCH 30, 2024

AT&T initially denied any data breach, below is the statement from the telecomunication giant : “Based on our investigation Thursday, the information that appeared in an internet chat room does not appear to have come from our systems,” On Saturday, the telecommunications company retracted its initial denial and confirmed the data breach.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

ShroudedSnooper threat actors are targeting telecommunication service providers in the Middle East with a backdoor called HTTPSnoop. Cisco Talos researchers recently discovered a new stealthy implant dubbed HTTPSnoop that was employed in attacks against telecommunications providers in the Middle East. ” continues the report.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. New research by Cybernews shows an exponential rise in the uptake of internet-facing cameras. Surge in internet-facing cameras. Most insecure brands.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

“Do NOT conduct CFPB work using mobile voice calls or text messages,” reads the email sent to the employees referencing a recent government statement acknowledging the telecommunications infrastructure attack. internet service providers in recent months as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Bad news for the Australian telecommunications industry, the largest company in the country Telstra suffered a data breach. Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra disclosed a data breach through a third-party supplier. It seems that the security breach also impacted other companies.

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JULY 13, 2021

. / AS27725) including Cubacel, the cellular network operated by Cuba’s sole telecommunications company.” VPN services have yet to be blocked in the country, allowing citizens to bypass internet censorship. NetBlocks reported that similar partial disruption was observed last year during the San Isidro protests in Havana.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The Ukrainian telecommunications company provides communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G (LTE) in Ukraine. The Kyivstar mobile network serves about 26 million mobile customers and more than 1 million broadband fixed internet customers in the country.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

The group targets government entities, Kurdish (political) groups like PKK, telecommunication, ISPs, IT-service providers (including security companies), NGO, and Media & Entertainment sectors; Over the years, the group enhanced its evasion capabilities. Reduce the number of systems that can be reached over internet using SSH.

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MARCH 1, 2020

Ireland is a strategic place for intercontinental communications because it represents the place where undersea cables which carry internet traffic connect to Europe. This has raised concerns that Russian agents are checking the cables for weak points, with a view to tapping or even damaging them in the future.” Source [link].

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APRIL 10, 2024

AT&T initially denied any data breach, below is the statement from the telecomunication giant : “Based on our investigation Thursday, the information that appeared in an internet chat room does not appear to have come from our systems,” Later, the telecommunications company retracted its initial denial and confirmed the data breach.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

officials responsible for national security and telecommunications were meeting their peers in Britain ahead of the final decision on Huawei 5G technology. officials responsible for national security and telecommunications were meeting their peers in Britain in the attempt to convince U.K. According to U.K.

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JUNE 13, 2021

The group also targeted a smaller subset of telecommunications firms in Africa and at least one charity organization in the Middle East. The attack chain starts with exploits for vulnerable internet-exposed systems such as web servers and management interfaces for networking equipment. ” concludes ESET.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Despite the statement, security experts believe that a cyber offensive against Iranian infrastructure is onoing. According to NetBlocks , an organization that tracks internet outages, the country suffered limited intermittent disruptions of internet connectivity.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? It took Equifax two weeks to fix that expired cert. ARE YOU EXPERIANSED?

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Ukrainian telecommunications company provides communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G (LTE) in Ukraine. The Kyivstar mobile network serves about 26 million mobile customers and more than 1 million broadband fixed internet customers in the country.

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JULY 19, 2021

Below the list of info stolen by the threat actor and available for sale: – Project Specification:[ Electrical, Power System, Architectural, Chief Engineering, Civil, Construction Mgnt, Environmental, Instrument & Control, Interface Mgnt, Machinery – Rotating, Mechanical – Vessels, Piping, Project Engineering, Safety Engineering, Telecommunications (..)

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APRIL 13, 2022

Microsoft dismantled the C2 infrastructure used by the ZLoader trojan with the help of telecommunications providers around the world and cybersecurity firms. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced to have shut down dozens C2 servers used by the infamous ZLoader botnet. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

These DDoS attacks attempt to consume the bandwidth either within the target network/service, or between the target network/service and the rest of the Internet. One of the targets of the attacks was a major APAC-based Internet services, telecommunications and hosting provider. ” reads a post published by the company.

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MAY 1, 2024

Researchers at Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs discovered a new malware family, named Cuttlefish, which targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data from internet traffic. The recent campaign spanned from October 2023 to April 2024. ” concludes the report.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Researchers from Palo Alto Networks defined the PingPull RAT as a “difficult-to-detect” backdoor that leverages the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for C2 communications. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) warns of GALLIUM threat group targeting global telecommunication providers worldwide. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) warns of GALLIUM threat group targeting global telecommunication providers worldwide. ” reads the warning published by Microsoft.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The new “ Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020 ” report describes attacks on various industries and critical infrastructure facilities, as well as campaigns aimed at destabilization of the Internet in certain countries. Internet destabilization at state level. The telecommunications sector: Are providers ready for 5G?

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JUNE 8, 2022

China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers to spy on the traffic and steal data. US NSA, CISA, and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Just after the WorldNet Telecommunications, the LG electronics fall as a victim of the Maze ransomware operators.” . “As part of our regular darkweb monitoring, our researchers came across the data leak of LG Electronics been published by the Maze ransomware operators. ” reads the post published by Cyble.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Russian government asks all Internet service providers and VPN providers operating in the country to provide information about their users. Information about the administrators of the mailboxes used to send threats has not been p rovided.” ” continues the Russian Watchdog.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Other identified victims were associated with significant organizations, including: Scientific research organization from Iran; Major financial organization from Kenya; One of the largest IT consulting firms in Azerbaijan, known for offering services like telecommunications, integrated network, and cloud solutions to enterprises and government entities; (..)

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APRIL 15, 2020

“The attackers inserted malicious computer code on these websites to steal some users’ login credentials,” reads a message posted to both site’s by the SFO’s Airport Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITT) director. Hackers may have accessed the impacted users’ credentials and used them to log on to those personal devices.

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