Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

only telecommunications and mobile internet service, has informed customers that personal data was exposed by a data breach at one of its primary network providers, with some customers warned that it allowed SIM swapping attacks. [.] Google Fi, Google's U.S.-only

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Vodafone Italia is notifying its customers of a data breach, stating that a reseller of its telecommunications services in Italy, FourB S.p.A, The post Vodafone Italy Confirms September Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. was the victim of a cyberattack. It […].

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

On January 6, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to update its data breach reporting rules for telecommunications carriers. To read this article in full, please click here

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 20, 2023

T-Mobile announced a new data breach after a threat actor used one of its Application Programming Interfaces to steal personal data from 37 million active postpaid and prepaid customer accounts (APIs).

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2021

Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has warned that information including names, dates of birth, US Social Security numbers (SSNs), and driver’s license/ID of almost 50 million individuals comprising current, former, or prospective customers has been exposed via a data breach. CSO will update this timeline as events unfold.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

American telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unknown number of customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. [.].

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2024

Telecommunications giant AT&T has finally confirmed that 73 million current and former customers have been caught up in a massive dark web data leak. The leaked data includes names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed more rigorous data breach reporting requirements for telecom carriers in response to breaches that recently hit the telecommunications industry. [.].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Just within 3 weeks of confirmation, Singapore Telecommunication LTD aka SingTel has confirmed another data breach after Optus Cyber Attack. The post SingTel confirms another data breach after Optus Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Bad news for the Australian telecommunications industry, the largest company in the country Telstra suffered a data breach. Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra disclosed a data breach through a third-party supplier. It seems that the security breach also impacted other companies.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 9, 2023

Category Awareness, News, Case Study As one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, telecommunication has become a highly vulnerable target for cybersecurity threats. In short, telecommunications (telecom) is a fundamental and critical component of our global infrastructure. Read more of the ACT

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra disclosed that it was the victim of a data breach through a third-party, nearly two weeks after Optus reported a breach of its own. And no customer account data was involved."

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2020

T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ network information (CPNI), including phone numbers and calls records. T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach exposing customers’ account’s information. The telecommunication giant is in the process of notifying impacted customers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2021

T-Mobile confirms a breach after threat actors claimed to have obtained records of 100 million of its customers and offered them for sale. T-Mobile has confirmed a data breach that exposed personal information from over 100 million of its US customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 27, 2022

On July 22, 2022, T-Mobile agreed to settle the class action suit brought on behalf of 76 million customers whose PII was stolen in a data breach in 2021. The post RiskLens Fast Facts on Cyber Risk in the Telecommunications Industry appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

Yesterday T-Mobile confirmed a data breach but announced that it was still investigating the extent of the security breach. The company announced to have started a “deep technical review of the situation across our systems to identify the nature of any data that was illegally accessed.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) disclosed a data breach, its websites SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com were hacked last month. In March hackers compromised two websites of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and now it disclosed a data breach. ” continues the data breach notice.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2023

CPNI is information related to the telecommunications services purchased by the customers, including the number of lines for each account or the wireless plan to which customers are subscribed. ” reads a data breach communication sent by the company to the impacted customers. credit card data) or sensitive data (i.e. .

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 1, 2021

After an undisclosed number of subscribers were reportedly hit by malicious SIM swapping attacks, American telecommunications company T-Mobile has announced a data breach. The post T-Mobile Confirms Data Breach and SIM Swapping Attacks appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 12, 2021

It seems that the Mint Mobile data breach happened when an unauthorized person obtained access to subscribers’ account information and in this way succeeded to port phone numbers to another carrier. The post Mint Mobile Was Hit by a Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The […].

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The Australian Telecommunication Firm is currently silent on the issue and assured that it will release a press statement after a preliminary inquiry into the attack gets completed. The post Optus Australia suffers serious data breach after Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 6, 2023

Federal Communications Commission wants to strengthen federal law enforcement and modernize breach notification requirements for telecommunications companies so that they notify customers of security breaches faster. [.].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2021

SITA is a multinational information technology company providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). The post Millions of travelers of several airlines impacted by SITA data breach appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Bad news for T-Mobile prepaid customer, the US-based telecom giant T-Mobile today disclosed a new data breach incident. The US branch of the telecommunications giant T -Mobile disclosed a security breach that according to the company impacted a small number of customers of its prepaid service. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

Hackers have stolen O2 customers’ data from a database run by Aerial Direct , one of the largest UK partners of the telecommunications services provider. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

. “On June 28, last year, a suspicious behavior was detected and investigated on a terminal in our company, and as a result of unauthorized access by a third party, data was transmitted to the outside,” reads a data breach notification published by the company. SecurityAffairs – data breach, hacking).

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 17, 2021

Reports came out this week that T-Mobile had suffered a data breach. The data itself may not pose a direct risk to anyone, but the more information cybercriminals can obtain and correlate, the more effective future attacks will be. . T-Mobile claims that the leak has been sealed.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A recent hack discovered by one of the world's largest telecommunications companies has the potential to impact millions of cell phone users worldwide. Syniverse data is a hacker's dream. Syniverse data breach result of 'laziness?'. Syniverse has not commented on the scale of the breach or which customers were impacted.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Reading Time: 7 minutes Optus, the Australian telecommunications company, is facing a $1 million ransom from a cybercriminal claiming access to over 11 million records from Optus customers. So far, the data breach appears to be sophisticated and legitimate. The criminal user shared sample data to back up their […].

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Australian government says that it’s considering adopting tougher cybersecurity laws for companies in the telecommunication sector following the recent Optus data breach, where the data of 9.8 million former and current customers was leaked. Cybersecurity Minister Clare O’Neil told Australian Broadcasting Corp.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Australian telecommunications company Telstra reveals a data breach targeting third-party platform that holds names and email addresses of its employees. After Optus reported its own security breach this past September, this time it is Telstra`s turn to deal with the aftermath of data leakage.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

“Having a risk management framework is essential, because risk can never be totally eliminated; it can only be effectively managed,” says Arvind Raman, CISO at telecommunications company Mitel Networks. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2021

Mint Mobile discloses a data breach, an unauthorized attacker gained access to subscribers’ account information and ported phone numbers. Mint Mobile is an American telecommunications company which sells mobile phone services and operates as an MVNO on T-Mobile’s cellular network in the United States. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

New problems for the wireless carrier T-Mobile that disclosed a data breach that exposed some of the customers’ personal information. A data breach notification published by the telecommunications giant on its website revealed that the security breach impacted both employees and customers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2021

T-Mobile is investigating a possible data breach after a threat actor published a post on a forum claiming to be selling the personal data of its customers. The seller is asking for 6 bitcoin (around $270,000) for 30 million social security numbers and driver licenses, while they are privately selling the remaining data.

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