Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The tools can slow their data connections to a crawl, break the encryption of phone calls, track the movements of individuals or large groups, and produce detailed metadata summaries of who spoke to whom, when, and where.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2023

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), an organization that standardizes technologies across the industry, first created TETRA in 1995. Looks like the encryption algorithm was intentionally weakened by intelligence agencies to facilitate easy eavesdropping. It’s just not a good idea.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Named MESSAGETAP, the tool was deployed by APT41 in a telecommunications network provider in support of Chinese espionage efforts. Yet another example that demonstrates why end-to-end message encryption is so important. These operations have spanned from as early as 2012 to the present day.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

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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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

All enterprises need to have more observability and control over how encryption is managed across their systems, and ensuring that all applications leverage the best possible cryptography is a key aspect of improving cybersecurity posture,” said Nadia Carlsten, Vice President of Product at SandboxAQ. A broad range of U.S.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 3, 2020

Encrochat took the base unit, installed its own encrypted messaging programs which route messages through the firm's own servers, and even physically removed the GPS, camera, and microphone functionality from the phone. EncroChat learned about the hack, but didn't know who was behind it.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Pervasive encryption: Most application and Internet traffic is now encrypted by default, making it much harder to secure the network from malicious traffic. Inspecting encrypted traffic adds significant latency—sometimes cutting application performance literally in half.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2022

However, he failed to provide a statement on whether the company paid any ransom to free up the data from encryption. . Kirk Saville, the spokesperson for Hannes Brand, confirmed the news and said that the situation was brought under control within no time.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In September 2022, Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. RansomBoggs encrypts files using AES-256 in CBC mode and appends the.chsch extension to the encrypted files. The key is then RSA encrypted and written to aes.bin.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“We are confident that all our records are fully encrypted, and we will keep customers updated on the outcome of our investigation as we work with our expert partners to establish the facts.” ” The telecommunication provider informed its customers that it has restored the impacted services in all of its markets.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era madhav Tue, 09/12/2023 - 05:15 Telecommunications firms have always faced a unique set of security challenges. The rapid shift to higher levels of digitization has meant they have much more dispersed infrastructure and data to protect.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Researchers from Trend Micro, while monitoring the activity of the China-linked threat actor Earth Lusca , discovered an encrypted file hosted on a server under the control of the group. It consists of two components, the loader and the encrypted main payload. The backdoor uses AES-ECB encryption for C2 communications.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

The group also targeted a smaller subset of telecommunications firms in Africa and at least one charity organization in the Middle East. “BackdoorDiplomacy is a group that primarily targets diplomatic organizations in the Middle East and Africa, and less frequently, telecommunication companies.” ” concludes ESET.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The announcement says Sony's data is for sale: Sony Group Corporation, formerly Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, and Sony Corporation, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan We have successfully compromissed [sic] all of sony systems. Stop malicious encryption.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The threat actors used certificates from Nvidia and Kuwait Telecommunications Company to sign their malware; the former was already leaked, but we’re not sure how they got their hands on the latter. The ransomware – use of Kuwait Telecommunications Company signing certificate. 96eabcc77a6734ea8587599685fbf1b4.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Security researchers from AquaSec have found that the said hacking group is back in action and has started to spread malware that uses the computational power of targeted servers to operate Bitcoin Encryption solvers. Last is the news about the Russian-Ukraine war.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

” Since then the group has expanded its range of activities to include targeting organizations providing cable telecommunications, email, and tech services, and partnering with the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. Stop malicious encryption. The service is used by criminal gangs called affiliates who actually carry out attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2021

Yet, despite the fact that many of the announcements from the top telecommunications companies were received virtually, the spirit of the show did not falter this year and there were still plenty of exciting launches and news to come from the event. You can read his thoughts on this year’s show here.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The second stage payload is a heavily obfuscated shellcode, the APT group used an encryption method different for each sample. DTrack retrieves the payload by reading it from an offset within the file or by reading it from a resource within the PE binary. ” continues the analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When government agencies and international intelligence groups pooled together resources to gather user data, the VPN’s encryption seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel. All telecoms companies will have to build tools in order to bypass their own encryption. Related: California enacts pioneering privacy law.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Symantec spotted a previously unknown nation-state actor, tracked as Harvester, that is targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia. Sectors targeted include telecommunications, government, and information technology (IT). At this time, the APT group is mostly targeting organizations in Afghanistan.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2021

An international operation that monitored an encrypted device company under control of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has led to a massive, coordinated string by law enforcement in a several countries. Providing a service after taking down the real enablers.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It is perhaps best known for selling virtual private networking (VPN) software that lets users remotely access networks and computers over an encrypted connection. Citrix provides software used by hundreds of thousands of clients worldwide, including most of the Fortune 100 companies.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 8, 2021

MORPHEUS chip: unhackable because of 'encryption churn'? Austin calls this encryption churn and says it prevents reverse engineering, which sophisticated hackers sometimes use. More than 500 security researchers had the chance to win tens-of-thousands of dollars in bounties if they could break through the encryption churn.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 27, 2023

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it has successfully taken down the HIVE ransomware network, an international cybercrime ring that had been responsible for stealing and encrypting the data of more than 1,500 companies from 80 different countries.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

.” The attackers use the version.dll DLL to load FoggyWeb which is stored in the encrypted file Windows.Data.TimeZones.zh-PH.pri. The loader uses the custom Lightweight Encryption Algorithm (LEA) routine to decrypt the backdoor directly in the memory. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 10, 2021

While the highest price was $95,000 for an Asian telecommunications service provider. Technology and telecommunications companies are among the most common victims and often command higher prices. Ransomware operators typically conduct other malicious activities, such as the exfiltration of profitable data, before encrypting files.".

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 19, 2022

But when it comes to phenomena like online security, encryption and digital identities, some of the trend lines evident at the end of 2021 are a bit easier to extend into the future. He has more than 30 years of business development and product management experience in software, security, and telecommunications to the company.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) warns of GALLIUM threat group targeting global telecommunication providers worldwide. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) warns of GALLIUM threat group targeting global telecommunication providers worldwide. ” reads the warning published by Microsoft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The messages you send are encrypted on the client side so the content is visible only by you and the recipient intended to read it. The features that are coming soon include: SSO, MFA, templates, real time secure communication, dedicated portal, option to choose your own encryption module, monitoring, real time authorization and more.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

To be sure, there are significant security improvements in 5G over 4G­in encryption, authentication, integrity protection, privacy, and network availability. But the enhancements aren't enough. The 5G security problems are threefold. First, the standards are simply too complex to implement securely. Susan Gordon, then-U.S.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The encryption method used by the second layer differs for each sample. The configuration block is followed by an encrypted PE payload that starts at the entry point offset after decryption with the custom algorithm. Second stage – shellcode. The second stage payload consists of heavily obfuscated shellcode as can be seen below.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

Other targets include Brazil’s Ministry of Health (MoH) and Brazilian telecommunications operator Claro. Since they appear to be succeeding, Lapsus$ announced that they are looking to recruit insiders employed at telecommunications, software and gaming companies, among other technology businesses.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The p opular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The three main concerns for any company working towards digital transformation is understanding where the data is, encrypting that data, and controlling access to that data. du is the leading telecommunications provider for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and this new agreement brings more security to all of du’s product offerings. .

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