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Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks

Security Affairs

The government agencies released a guide that advises telecom and critical infrastructure defenders on best practices to strengthen network security against PRC-linked and other cyber threats. The agencies recommend robust measures to protect enterprise networks against cyber threats. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Securing Critical Infrastructure Against Cyberattacks

SecureWorld News

officials revealed that the Chinese group Volt Typhoon had maintained undetected access to power grids, ports, and telecommunications providers for as long as five years—long enough to map every breaker, valve, and switch they might someday wish to sabotage. In February, U.S. Once inside, sophisticated groups can keep a low profile.

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Turning 56 Billion Attacks into a Proactive Defense Strategy: A CISO’s Guide to HYAS Insight

Security Boulevard

As the CTO of a telecommunications company said to me, HYAS doesnt just find the needle in the haystack, you find the needle in the stack of needles. The Challenge: An Avalanche of Threats Imagine having to defend against 56 billion unique attacks every three months.

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China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached telecoms by exploiting Cisco router flaws

Security Affairs

telecommunications providers via unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon is still targeting telecommunications providers worldwide, and according to a new report published by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, the threat actors has breached more U.S. and Italy, a U.K.-affiliated

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Frequently Asked Questions About Iranian Cyber Operations

Security Boulevard

Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Iranian cyber operations in the wake of the recent conflict and warnings from U.S. Known to exploit common and well-known vulnerabilities in internet-facing devices and critical infrastructure.

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Denmark warns of increased state-sponsored campaigns targeting the European telcos

Security Affairs

The Danish Social Security Agency published a new threat assessment for the cyber threat to the telecommunications sector that highlights the risks for the telecom companies in Europe. This is because the extent of cyber espionage against the telecommunications sector in Europe has likely increased.”

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Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

Krebs on Security

Many of these messages were attempts to recruit people who could be hired to deploy a piece of malware that enslaved host machines in an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet. In September 2022, Reverseshell was embroiled in an argument with another member who had threatened to launch a DDoS attack against Reverseshell’s Internet address.

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