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Nation-State Attacker of Telecommunications Networks

Schneier on Security

Someone has been hacking telecommunications networks around the world: LightBasin (aka UNC1945) is an activity cluster that has been consistently targeting the telecommunications sector at a global scale since at least 2016, leveraging custom tools and an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications network architectures.

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U.S. Confirms Chinese Hackers Compromised Telecommunications Networks

SecureWorld News

telecommunications infrastructure. We have identified that PRC-affiliated actors have compromised networks at multiple telecommunications companies to enable the theft of customer call records data," CISA and the FBI explained in the joint release​. The compromised data also included information acquired by U.S.

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European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) suffered a data breach

Security Affairs

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to a database of its users. Threat actors stole a database containing the list of users of the portal of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ( ETSI ).

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Ukrainian telecommunications operators hit by DarkCrystal RAT malware

Security Affairs

The Ukrainian CERT-UA warns of attacks against Ukrainian telecommunications operators involving the DarkCrystal RAT. The Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of a malware campaign targeting Ukrainian telecommunications operators with the DarkCrystal RAT. Pierluigi Paganini.

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State-sponsored Chinese threat actors compromise telecommunications and network services providers

Tech Republic Security

The post State-sponsored Chinese threat actors compromise telecommunications and network services providers appeared first on TechRepublic. Threat actors originating from the People's Republic of China are exploiting known vulnerabilities to build a broad network infrastructure of compromised machines worldwide.

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McAfee uncovers espionage campaign aimed at major telecommunication companies

Tech Republic Security

The security company said the attacks were attributed to RedDelta and Mustang Panda, both of which are allegedly based in China.

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Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting U.S. Telecommunications

SecureWorld News

telecommunications networks and other organizations. Critical infrastructure at risk : Telecommunications networks and organizations with global footprints are prime targets for intelligence-gathering campaigns. Recent disclosures from U.S.