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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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U.S. agency cautions employees to limit phone use due to Salt Typhoon hack of telco providers

Security Affairs

US CFPB warns employees to avoid work-related mobile calls and texts following China-linked Salt Typhoon hack over security concerns. Do NOT conduct CFPB work using mobile voice calls or text messages,” reads the email sent to the employees referencing a recent government statement acknowledging the telecommunications infrastructure attack.

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France’s second-largest telecoms provider Free suffered a cyber attack

Security Affairs

French internet service provider (ISP) Free disclosed a cyber attack, threat actors allegedly had access to customer personal information. is a French telecommunications company, subsidiary of Iliad S.A. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications to consumers in France. Free S.A.S.

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Exposed eyes: 40,000 security cameras vulnerable to remote hacking

Security Affairs

Over 40,000 internet-exposed security cameras worldwide are vulnerable to remote hacking, posing serious privacy and security risks. Bitsight warns that over 40,000 security cameras worldwide are exposed to remote hacking due to unsecured HTTP or RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) access. Most of the cameras are in the U.S.

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At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software

Krebs on Security

On March 2, Microsoft released emergency security updates to plug four security holes in Exchange Server versions 2013 through 2019 that hackers were actively using to siphon email communications from Internet-facing systems running Exchange. The web shell gives the attackers administrative access to the victim’s computer servers.

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Cell Networks Hacked by (Probable) Nation-State Attackers

Schneier on Security

The researchers found the hackers got into one of the cell networks by exploiting a vulnerability on an internet-connected web server to gain a foothold onto the provider's internal network. The attack was aiming to obtain CDR records of a large telecommunications provider.

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

Security Affairs

T-Mobile confirmed being a victim of recent hacking campaigns linked to China-based threat actors targeting telecom companies. T-Mobile confirms it was hacked as part of a long-running cyber espionage campaign targeting Telco companies. The Chinese APT focuses on government entities and telecommunications companies in Southeast Asia.

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