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Arguing Against CALEA

Schneier on Security

Compromising our telecommunications infrastructure is now little different from performing any other kind of computer intrusion or data breach, a well-known and endemic cybersecurity problem. The hacks reportedly may have resulted in the “vast collection of internet traffic”; from the telecom and internet giants.

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Hi, robot: Half of all internet traffic now automated

Malwarebytes

If you sometimes feel that the internet isn’t the same vibrant place it used to be, you’re not alone. Bad bots comprised 37% of internet traffic in 2024, up from 32% the year prior. Good bots accounted for just 14% of the internet’s traffic. Bad bots do all kinds of unpleasant things.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt Typhoon

Security Affairs

Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm and a Shanghai cyber actor for ties to Salt Typhoon and a federal agency breach. telecommunication and internet service providers. telecommunication and internet service providers. China-linked threat actors persistently target U.S. national security.”

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Threats in space (or rather, on Earth): internet-exposed GNSS receivers

SecureList

Internet-exposed GNSS receivers and attacks on them In 2023, at least two black hat groups conducted multiple attacks against GNSS receivers. Cybersecurity firm Cyble analyzed the attack surface against satellite receivers from five major vendors, and found out that as of March 2023, thousands of these receivers were exposed online.

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T-Mobile is one of the victims of the massive Chinese breach of telecom firms

Security Affairs

“The US government’s continued investigation into the People’s Republic of China (PRC) targeting of commercial telecommunications infrastructure has revealed a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.” The Chinese APT focuses on government entities and telecommunications companies in Southeast Asia. and around the globe.”

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

Security Affairs

These include scrutinizing network device configurations, implementing advanced monitoring solutions, and restricting internet exposure of management traffic. Experts suspect the state-sponsored hackers have gathered extensive internet traffic and potentially compromised sensitive data. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt Typhoon

Security Affairs

Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm and a Shanghai cyber actor for ties to Salt Typhoon and a federal agency breach. telecommunication and internet service providers. telecommunication and internet service providers. China-linked threat actors persistently target U.S. national security.”