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. Leaving the mystery of the delivery method aside for now, let’s look at the capabilities of the malware itself.

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Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 113

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. Phishing , general malware , and Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks are more common. This service also allows remote users to connect to the network safely through VPN.

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Backups Firewall DDOS Antivirus 128

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

In our initial report on Sunburst , we examined the method used by the malware to communicate with its C2 (command-and-control) server and the protocol used to upgrade victims for further exploitation. This campaign made use of a previously unknown malware family we dubbed FourteenHi.

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Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 138

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

From a different angle, reporting from The Intercept revealed mobile surveillance capabilities available to Iran for the purposes of domestic investigations that leverage direct access to (and cooperation of) local telecommunication companies. One of the major cyber-incidents of 2022 took place early this year: the Okta hack.

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Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 106