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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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China-linked LightBasin group accessed calling records from telcos worldwide

Security Affairs

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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New GTPDOOR backdoor is designed to target telecom carrier networks

Security Affairs

LightBasin targeted and compromised mobile telephone networks around the globe and used specialized tools to access calling records and text messages from telecommunications companies. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019.

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Cuttlefish malware targets enterprise-grade SOHO routers

Security Affairs

The experts noticed that the infection chain was distinct, with 99% of infections originating in Turkey, primarily from two major telecommunications providers. The binary analyzed by the researchers is compiled for all major architectures used by SOHO operating systems. The recent campaign spanned from October 2023 to April 2024.

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Threat actor claims to have stolen 1 TB of data belonging to Saudi Aramco

Security Affairs

Threat actors that goes online with the moniker ZeroX claim to have stolen 1 TB of sensitive data from the Saudi Arabian petroleum and natural gas giant end it is offering for sale it on multiple hacking forums. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Saudi Aramco). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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US officials meet UK peers to remark the urgency to ban Huawei 5G tech

Security Affairs

officials responsible for national security and telecommunications were meeting their peers in Britain ahead of the final decision on Huawei 5G technology. officials responsible for national security and telecommunications were meeting their peers in Britain in the attempt to convince U.K. Bronze President, hacking).

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New Bill prohibits intelligence sharing with countries using Huawei 5G equipment

Security Affairs

Since November 2018, the US Government has invited its allies to exclude Chinese equipment from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures over security concerns. The US regulators consider the Chinese equipment in US telecommunications networks a threat to homeland security.