Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

However, this technological advancement aimed at making our lives more convenient—not to mention very cool and futuristic!—has The BBC has highlighted three new rules under this bill: Easy-to-guess default passwords preloaded on devices are banned. The idea of connecting your entire home to the internet was once a mind-blowing concept.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. but given the Salt Typhoon breach and the apparent lackluster security practices and culture at just about every American telecommunications company, this was too interesting to ignore. They also have appeared to partner with Proton.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Seashell Blizzard (aka Sandworm , BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRUs Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware.

Telecommunications 105

Telecommunications DNS Passwords Hacking 105

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In January 2018, GovPayNet was acquired by Securus Technologies , a Carrollton, Texas- based company that provides telecommunications services to prisons and helps law enforcement personnel keep tabs on mobile devices used by former inmates. We will continue to evaluate security and access to all systems and customer records.”.

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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. which supplies ultra-sensitive, portable marijuana breathalyzer technology.

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Security Affairs

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. In response to the incident, the SFO Airport reset all email and network passwords.

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Data breaches Hacking Telecommunications Advertising 145

Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

As first detailed by KrebsOnSecurity in July 2016 , Orcus is the brainchild of John “Armada” Rezvesz , a Toronto resident who until recently maintained and sold the RAT under the company name Orcus Technologies. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar. 2017 analysis of the RAT.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies.

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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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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Faced with an increasing brain drain of smart people fleeing the country, Russia floats a new strategy to address a worsening shortage of qualified information technology experts: Forcing tech-savvy people within the nation’s prison population to perform low-cost IT work for domestic companies. ” SEPTEMBER.

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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. ” states Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The researchers used their OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) technology to crawl places and resources within the TOR network, across various web forums, Pastebin, IRC channels, social networks, messenger chats and many other locations where it is possible find leaked data. ” states the report published by ImmuniWeb.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The technology isn’t yet perfect, but it has evolved to a point that enterprise use is growing. The application of facial recognition technology in operations was primarily in law enforcement organizations until the last decade, when a massive advance in AI and deep learning allowed it to be more broadly applied.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

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

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Based on the collected feedback, cybersecurity experts were able to build the following statistics: 45% were not aware about the identified compromised credentials and acknowledged successful password change and enabled 2FA; 16% were already aware about the identified compromised credentials as a result of infection by malicious code and made necessary (..)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

reported that Hexane is targeting organizations in the oil and gas industry and telecommunication providers. Lyceum was observed using password spraying and brute-force attacks to compromise email accounts of targeted individuals. Security experts at Dragos Inc. ” reads the report published by SecureWork.

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DNS Passwords Penetration Testing Social Engineering 107

SecureList

OCTOBER 15, 2024

During the investigation, we discovered several plugins that were uploaded on compromised victims and were used to: Install additional malware; Capture screenshots; Log keystrokes; Steal passwords from browsers; Intercept RDP credentials; Steal files; Start reverse shell; Phish Windows credentials; Escalate privileges bypassing UAC.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 19, 2024

Tracki devices are sold by some major telecommunication companies, sometimes under the Tracki brand or sometimes under their own label. This “simple internal support tool” required no other authentication than logging in using a password that shared between Tracki and Trackimo employees.

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Hacking Telecommunications Passwords Data breaches 118

Security Affairs

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. In response to the incident, the SFO Airport reset all email and network passwords.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Passwords Advertising Telecommunications 145

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. Image: APNIC. ” IMPROVEMENTS. -Use

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 13, 2021

While Morse code may seem like ancient communication technology to some, it does have a few practical uses in the modern world. Let’s look at the campaign, and then we’ll get into the novel use of an old technology. While the user’s password is passed on to the attacker, the dialog insists it was incorrect.

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Phishing Passwords Computers and Electronics Telecommunications 112

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

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.". PRC state-sponsored cyber actors continue to exploit known vulnerabilities and use publicly available tools to target networks of interest.

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Passwords Telecommunications Government Risk 98

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. As new technologies are regularly adopted, they come accompanied by new threats. A report from the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. By encrypting data, it can only be accessed with the right password and by those with the appropriate access rights. This adds a vital extra layer of security.

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Encryption Software Computers and Electronics Technology 133

Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2023

There’s plenty of cheap Internet of Things (IoT) baby monitors out there with default passwords baked in, insecurely stored data, and an alarming amount of compromise stories in the news. Instead of Wi-Fi, they use other technologies called Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).

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Passwords IoT Internet Internet 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia. Sectors targeted include telecommunications, government, and information technology (IT). At this time, the APT group is mostly targeting organizations in Afghanistan.

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Telecommunications Malware Government Encryption 86

The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

A group representing European telecommunications firms last week published technical specifications for securing a wide range of consumer Internet of Things devices including toys, smart cameras and wearable health trackers. The post EU calls for End to Default Passwords on Internet of Things appeared first on The Security Ledger.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers. The Nobelium cyberspies is using a new custom downloader tracked by the researchers as CEELOADER.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2022

As a precautionary measure we initiated a company-wide password reset.” Thursday, March 10, Lapsus$ ransomware gang announced they’re starting to recruit insiders employed within major technology giants and ISPs, such companies include Microsoft, Apple, EA Games and IBM. ” reads the announcement of the company.

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Data breaches Telecommunications Hacking Ransomware 98

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. The phishers will explain that they’re calling from the employer’s IT department to help troubleshoot issues with the company’s virtual private networking (VPN) technology.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 11, 2020

In this Spotlight* podcast, Sayed Wajahat Ali the Senior Director of Security Risk Management at DU TELECOM in the UAE joins us to talk about how digital transformation is shaking up the once-staid telecommunications industry and how his company is staying on top of both the risks and opportunities created by digital transformation.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 19, 2018

Then it emerged that Securus had been hacked, its database of hundreds of law enforcement officer usernames and passwords plundered. mobile networks. LocationSmart disabled its demo page shortly after that story. ” In its response (PDF), AT&T made no mention of any other company besides Securus. ” Sen.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

The leaked records indicate the network’s chief technology officer in Pakistan has been hacked for the past year, and that the entire operation was created by the principals of a Tennessee-based telemarketing firm that has promoted USPS employment websites since 2016.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 10, 2021

Now for access as a service, you're getting a username and password to a database, or to the back end of the administrative account, to a hospital or to a bank. While the highest price was $95,000 for an Asian telecommunications service provider. The price for network access can range quite a bit.

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Telecommunications Marketing Ransomware Accountability 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2022

On Thursday, March 10, the group announced they’re starting to recruit insiders employed within major technology giants and ISPs, such companies include Microsoft, Apple, EA Games and IBM. Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T.

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Accountability VPN Social Engineering Hacking 103

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. I think it’s important to point out that cyber-attacks could have resulted from a variety of weaknesses.

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Telecommunications Encryption Software Cyber Attacks 92