The Hacker News

JUNE 18, 2021

Russia's telecommunications and media regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) on Thursday introduced restrictions on the operation of VyprVPN and Opera VPN services in the country. "In

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Experts warn that recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure vulnerabilities are massively exploited in the wild. Through forensic analysis of the memory sample, Volexity was able to recreate two proof-of-concept exploits that allowed full unauthenticated command execution on the ICS VPN appliance.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Threat actors are exploiting recently disclosed zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN devices to deliver KrustyLoader. “Rust payloads detected by Volexity team turn out to be pretty interesting Sliver downloaders as they were executed on Ivanti Connect Secure VPN after the exploitation of CVE-2024-21887 and CVE-2023-46805.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 8, 2021

The Cring ransomware, also known as Crypt3r, Vjiszy1lo, Ghost, Phantom, became noticeable in January when it was found by Amigo_A and spotted by the CSIRT team of Swiss telecommunications […]. The post Unpatched Fortinet VPN Devices Are Attacked by New Cring Ransomware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

App developers, credit card, telecommunication companies, and others use the term “anonymous data” because it sells. LW contributor Goddy Ray is a content manager and researcher at Surfshark VPN. After the interview, I told him that his examples gave me paranoia. But anonymous data really doesn’t exist anymore.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The p opular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 21, 2020

Particularly during a time where telecommunication services are vital to preserving remote work and social connections, an attack like this carries damaging consequences. Telecom Argentina has not commented on the incident, when contacted by local press, and did not say if it intends to pay the ransom demand.".

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Soldier Major cybercrime operation nets 1,006 suspects UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Rockstar 2FA: A Driving (..)

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

However, it looks like things are starting to break apart now that Australia has passed the “Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018”. The amendment forces all companies, even VPN providers, to collect and give away confidential user data if the police demand it.

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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. ” reads the report published by Mandiant.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

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Security Affairs

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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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. Notably, the actors are looking to buy remote VPN access and asking potential insiders to contact them privately via Telegram, they then reward them by paying for the access granted.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2022

Their scope of interests include – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. Notably, the actors are looking to buy remote VPN access and asking potential insiders to contact them privately via Telegram, they then reward them by paying for the access granted.

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Security Affairs

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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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2021

VPNs or Virtual Private Networks give you a secure platform where you can get a secure tunnel to send and receive information. Using a VPN gives you lots of benefits. Firstly, your IP address is completely hidden since VPNs redirect your data through a remote server. This server is run by the VPN host.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

Telecommunication giant T-Mobile confirmed the LAPSUS$ extortion group gained access to its networks in March. In most cases, this involved social engineering employees at the targeted firm into adding one of their computers or mobiles to the list of devices allowed to authenticate with the company’s virtual private network (VPN).”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

The gang was also providing VPN-like services used by other cybercriminal organizations to carry out malicious activities used to deliver malware to the target organization. Source SSU. The law enforcement arrested the leader of the group, a 36-year-old man that lives in Kyiv, along with his wife and three other acquaintances.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2022

virtual private network (VPN), remote desktop protocol (RDP), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) including Citrix, or Identity providers (including Azure Active Directory, Okta)). Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

The malware creates a proxy or VPN tunnel on the compromised router to exfiltrate data, and then uses stolen credentials to access targeted resources. The experts noticed that the infection chain was distinct, with 99% of infections originating in Turkey, primarily from two major telecommunications providers.

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Security Affairs

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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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

Other targets include Brazil’s Ministry of Health (MoH) and Brazilian telecommunications operator Claro. Since they appear to be succeeding, Lapsus$ announced that they are looking to recruit insiders employed at telecommunications, software and gaming companies, among other technology businesses.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

The Chinese APT is known to be focused on telecommunications companies operating across Asia, Europe and Africa. Alloy Taurus is known for leveraging the SoftEther VPN service to facilitate access and maintain persistence to their targeted network.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2022

Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. Notably, the actors are looking to buy remote VPN access and asking potential insiders to contact them privately via Telegram, they then reward them by paying for the access granted.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has instituted administrative proceedings against Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

webmail.finance.gov.lb), which allowed them to decrypt the intercepted email and VPN credentials and view them in plain text. adpvpn.adpolice.gov.ae: VPN service for the Abu Dhabi Police. mail.cyta.com.cy: Cyta telecommunications and Internet provider, Cyprus. mail.asp.gov.al: email for Albanian State Police.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2022

Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. Notably, the actors are looking to buy remote VPN access and asking potential insiders to contact them privately via Telegram, they then reward them by paying for the access granted.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In December 2023, Microsoft first noticed that to conceal malicious traffic, the threat actor routes it through compromised small office and home office (SOHO) network devices, including routers, firewalls, and VPN hardware. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 12, 2023

To find out, in 2022 we created a list of 700 companies worldwide from different industries: industrial, telecommunication, financial, retail, and others. But are we really conscious of the true scale of the threat? Then we searched through Darknet trying to answer the question of “How likely these companies have suffered a breach?”

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Scattered Spider previously targeted telecommunications firms, likely to support its SIM-swapping activities that facilitate account takeovers. Telecom Infrastructure Abuse: The threat actor used Verizon IPv6 addresses to access the network, leveraging telecommunications infrastructure with a clean reputation to bypass security controls.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

History of MSSPs As internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies (telecoms) began offering commercial access to the internet in the late 1990s, they began to also offer firewall appliances and associated managed services. Outsourcing U.S. companies may trust U.S.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

The spear phishing emails are warning people that use websites, social networks, instant messengers and VPN services that have been banned by the Russian Government and that criminal charges will be laid. Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation). Figure 1: Phishing template.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

.” The three activity sets included a campaign against the Philippine government between March and May 2022; a campaign against telecommunications and business service providers in South Asia in April 2022; and a campaign against organizations in Belarus and Russia in May 2022.

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SecureList

MARCH 30, 2021

The actor leveraged vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure in order to hijack VPN sessions, or took advantage of system credentials that were stolen in previous operations. Log of the hijacking VPN session from DESKTOP-A41UVJV. Uses vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure to hijack a VPN session. Technique Name. Initial Access.

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SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

It primarily goes after targets located in China, such as foreign diplomatic organizations established in the country, members of the academic community, or companies from the defense, logistics and telecommunications sectors.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

According to Jay McBain, an analyst at Forrester Research, spending on IT and telecommunications will be worth about $7 trillion by 2030. This service also allows remote users to connect to the network safely through VPN. The next few years will see a surge in channel spending. The channel is destined to land at least a third of that.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

AES encryption can be commonly found in communication protocols, virtual private network (VPN) encryption, full-disk encryption, and Wi-Fi transmission protocols. The algorithm allows for variable key sizes and variable rounds to increase randomness and security. Blowfish provides a public-domain alternative to AES symmetric encryption.

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