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.

Telecommunications 123

Telecommunications Firewall Mobile Malware 123

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A China-linked hacking group, tracked as LightBasin (aka UNC1945 ), hacked 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.

Telecommunications 108

Telecommunications Mobile Hacking Architecture 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In December 2023, Microsoft first noticed that to conceal malicious traffic, the threat actor routes it through compromised small office and home office (SOHO) network devices, including routers, firewalls, and VPN hardware. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

Energy and Utilities 91

Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Technology Government 91

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

Cyber Attacks 78

Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 78

SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

“What zero trust is helping us [to do] is manage the new environment, the new ecosystem we have to support now,” said Mauricio Guerra, Dow Jones Chemical’s director of global information security in keynote at the RSA Conference May 18. Click here for more coverage of the 2021 RSA Conference. Now it’s different.

IoT 70

IoT Telecommunications Manufacturing Firewall 70

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2019

According to the indictment, Paige THOMPSON created a scanning software that used to identify AWS customers who had misconfigured their firewalls, then the hacker accessed their servers to steal data, and to “mine” cryptocurrency.

Firewall 78

Firewall Cryptocurrency Telecommunications Advertising 78

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Russian cyber espionage group Nomadic Octopus (aka DustSquad) has hacked a Tajikistani telecoms provider to spy on 18 entities, including high-ranking government officials, telecommunication services, and public service infrastructures. According to the report, sometimes the operator tried alternatives if the preferred tool failed.

Hacking 72

Hacking Telecommunications Government Firewall 72