Security Affairs

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

Security Affairs

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.

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Security Affairs

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.

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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 69

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2025

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

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

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.

Telecommunications 136

Telecommunications Mobile Hacking Architecture 136

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 114

Krebs on Security

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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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. The equipment sent nearly 1 million fraudulent messages in 3 days. Ten suspects, 9 Thai and 1 Myanmar national, have been arrested.

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Mobile Scams Technology Telecommunications 123

The Hacker News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra disclosed that it was the victim of a data breach through a third-party, nearly two weeks after Optus reported a breach of its own. There has been no breach of Telstra's systems," Narelle Devine, the company's chief information security officer for the Asia Pacific region, said.

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Data breaches Telecommunications Accountability Information Security 112

Security Affairs

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.

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Internet Internet Telecommunications DDOS 140

Security Affairs

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.

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Hacking Internet Internet Government 130

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. In 2022, the Russian APT used multiple wipers in attacks aimed at Ukraine, including AwfulShred , CaddyWiper , HermeticWiper , Industroyer2 , IsaacWiper , WhisperGate , Prestige , RansomBoggs , and ZeroWipe.

Telecommunications 107

Telecommunications DNS Passwords Hacking 107

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 63

Telecommunications Encryption Accountability Firewall 63

Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2021

The post CPDP 2021 – Moderator: Rob Van Eijk ‘Technical Standards Bringing Together Data Protection With Telecommunications Regulation, Digital Regulations And Procurement’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Telecommunications 66

Telecommunications Education InfoSec Information Security 66

Security Affairs

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.” ” reads a post published by NetBlocks. local time (08:15 UTC) affecting cellular and fixed-line operators.

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DDOS Internet Internet Telecommunications 145

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

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.

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DDOS Banking Telecommunications Advertising 145

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. “From 29 April 2024, manufacturers of consumer ‘smart’ devices must comply with new UK law.” ” reads the announcement published by NCSC. ” The U.K.

Passwords 135

Passwords Manufacturing Telecommunications Cyber Attacks 135

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 141

Telecommunications Advertising Technology Manufacturing 141

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.

Mobile 133

Mobile Data breaches Telecommunications Identity Theft 133

Security Affairs

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.

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Mobile Data breaches Telecommunications Wireless 145

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The Spanish multinational security company Prosegur announced that it was of a ransomware attack that disrupted its telecommunication platform. A piece of the Ryuk Ransomware infected the network of the multinational cybersecurity firm Prosegur, forcing the company to shut down it. ” reported BleepingComputer.

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Ransomware Cybersecurity Telecommunications Advertising 144

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

Telecommunications 145

Telecommunications Authentication Malware Internet 145

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

Security Affairs

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. 

Data breaches 131

Data breaches Telecommunications Banking Mobile 131

Security Affairs

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

Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2025

Its primary focus is on defense, technology, and telecommunications sectors in the US and Asia. UNC3886 is a sophisticated China-linked cyber espionage group that targets network devices and virtualization technologies using zero-day exploits.

Telecommunications 66

Telecommunications Malware DDOS Technology 66

Security Affairs

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). The group evolved over the years by adding new attack techniques to its arsenal.

Telecommunications 145

Telecommunications Malware Government Hacking 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

This action demonstrates our whole-of-government effort to protect network security and privacy.”. national security. International telecommunications services provided by China Mobile International USA Inc. International telecommunications services provided by China Mobile International USA Inc.

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Telecommunications Mobile Government Risk 107

Security Affairs

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

Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2022

The Chinese telecom company was banned from providing telecommunication services within the United States. ” Yesterday we took a critical step to protect our communications networks from foreign national security threats. .” “First, the Order finds that China Unicom Americas, a U.S. ” reads the order.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. ” reads the report published by Recorded Future.

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Malware Telecommunications DNS Hacking 104

Security Affairs

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.

Data breaches 144

Data breaches Telecommunications Cybercrime Hacking 144

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Beltelecom, the national telecommunications company in Belarus, fully owned by the Government of Belarus and operated by the Ministry of Telecommunications, controls the traffic of Telegram, generating latency for the messenger platform in Belarus. Although the service was reachable, an increased latency was noted among the users.

Telecommunications 122

Telecommunications Media Advertising Hacking 122

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as WIP19, is targeting telecommunications and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. SentinelOne researchers uncovered a new threat cluster, tracked as WIP19, which has been targeting telecommunications and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia.

Telecommunications 144

Telecommunications Malware Hacking Information Security 144