Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2023

Researchers reported that China-linked hackers targeted telecommunication providers in the Middle East in the first quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, SentinelLabs researchers spotted the initial phases of attacks against telecommunication providers in the Middle East. ” reads the report published by SentinelLabs.

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The State of Security

APRIL 19, 2022

Telecommunication is the first, and most robust network ever invented. Prior to the invention and development of the internet, what other way could a person pick up a device, and “dial” a few numbers and […]… Read More. The post What Makes Telecommunication Companies Such a Fertile Ground for Attack?

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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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Security Boulevard

APRIL 19, 2022

Telecommunication is the first, and most robust network ever invented. Prior to the invention and development of the internet, what other way could a person pick up a device, and “dial” a few numbers and […]… Read More. The post What Makes Telecommunication Companies Such a Fertile Ground for Attack?

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A new regulation coming in the form of an amendment in the Telecommunications Act of Germany could radically change the relationship between consumers and internet service providers. [.].

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 8, 2022

has announced exemptions on previously imposed sanctions on Russia related to telecommunications and internet-based communications, likely to prevent Russians from being isolated from Western news sources. [.]. Today, the U.S.

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Graham Cluley

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ukraine has seen internet outages this week following renewed missile attacks from Russian forces. With a combination of power cuts and DDoS attacks knocking out telecommunications systems, internet availibility suffered a 35% dip. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Iran comes under cyber-attack again, a massive offensive brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet. Iran infrastructures are under attack, a massive cyberattack brought down a large portion of the Iranian access to the Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity fell to 75%.

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Open-internet advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after a recent election for the International Telecommunications Union's top leadership.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest telecommunications service provider serving over 25 million mobile and home internet subscribers, has suffered a cyberattack impacting mobile and data services. [.]

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

UN countries are preparing to pick a new head of the International Telecommunications Union. Who wins could shape the open web's future.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

A massive DDoS hit New Zealand ‘s third-largest internet operator isolating parts of the country from the Internet. A massive DDoS hit Vocus ISP, New Zealand ‘s third-largest internet operator, isolating parts of the country from the Internet. “This afternoon our network was impacted by a DDoS attack.

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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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The Hacker News

JANUARY 6, 2024

Telecommunication, media, internet service providers (ISPs), information technology (IT)-service providers, and Kurdish websites in the Netherlands have been targeted as part of a new cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Türkiye-nexus threat actor known as Sea Turtle.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2020

A power outage and fluctuations in supply across Venezuela 1 March 2020, knocked out approximately 35% of the country’s telecommunications infrastructure. Confirmed: A major power outage has knocked out internet connectivity in large parts of #Venezuela ; real-time network data show 35% fall in national connectivity from 5:45 p.m.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Atlantic Council has published a report on securing the Internet of Things: “Security in the Billions: Toward a Multinational Strategy to Better Secure the IoT Ecosystem.”

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s premier telecommunications operator serving over 25 million mobile and home internet subscribers, has experienced a cyberattack impacting its mobile and internet services.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 3, 2023

The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has approved a set of security specifications for internet of things (IoT) systems. The ITU-T is responsible for coordinating standards for telecommunications and information communication technology for cybersecurity.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The Supreme Court is about to reconsider Section 230, a law that’s been the foundation of the way we have used the Internet for decades. Section 230 has frequently been referred to as a key law, which has allowed the Internet to develop to what it is now. The implications of removing that protection could be huge.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A visualization of the Internet made using network routing data. Imagine being able to disconnect or redirect Internet traffic destined for some of the world’s biggest companies — just by spoofing an email. Image: Barrett Lyon, opte.org. Based in Monroe, La., Lumen Technologies Inc.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

A previously unknown threat actor that researchers have named 'Metador' has been breaching telecommunications, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities for about two years. [.].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2022

Ukrtelecom, a major mobile service and internet provider in Ukraine, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure. On March 29, 2022, a massive cyber attack caused a major internet disruption across Ukraine on national provider Ukrtelecom. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

In March 2020, The Ministry of Telecommunications (MoTC) issued a directive to all operators in Myanmar with a secret list of 230 sites to be blocked due to the nature of the content; adult content and fake news. There are several aspects of the Internet blocking in Myanmar that raise questions. Circumvention of Internet blocking.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Russia successfully disconnected from the internet. Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. One of them is checking the integrity and security of the Internet as a result of external negative influences.”

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Multiple backdoors have been discovered during a penetration test in the firmware of a widely used voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) appliance from Auerswald, a German telecommunications hardware manufacturer, that could be abused to gain full administrative access to the devices.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 19, 2021

The Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CNT EP is the public telecommunications company in Ecuador that offers fixed telephony services local, regional and international, Internet Access (Dial-Up, DSL, mobile Internet), satellite television, and mobile telephony in Ecuadorian territory.

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Telecommunications Ransomware Mobile Internet 89

Bleeping Computer

MARCH 18, 2022

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes banned Telegram on Friday from operating in the country and asked the National Telecommunications Agency to notify internet providers to block the messaging app within five days. [.].

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The Hacker News

MARCH 23, 2023

Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that commenced in the first quarter of 2023. The initial attack phase involves infiltrating Internet-facing Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

AT&T initially denied any data breach, below is the statement from the telecomunication giant : “Based on our investigation Thursday, the information that appeared in an internet chat room does not appear to have come from our systems,” On Saturday, the telecommunications company retracted its initial denial and confirmed the data breach.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 11, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday took the wraps off a new cyberespionage group that has been behind a series of targeted attacks against diplomatic entities and telecommunication companies in Africa and the Middle East since at least 2017.

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The second-largest telecommunications provider in South Korea, KT Corporation, has suffered a nationwide outage today, leaving all its 16.5 million customers without internet connectivity and telephony services for about 40 minutes. [.].

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The Hacker News

APRIL 13, 2022

The threat actor is said to have targeted entities in the telecommunication, internet service provider and data services sectors from August 2021 to February 2022, expanding from the initial victimology patterns observed during its attacks

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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.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Article pays particular attention to EO 12333’s designation of the National Security Agency as primarily responsible for conducting signals intelligence, which includes the installation of malware, the analysis of internet traffic traversing the telecommunications backbone, the hacking of U.S.-based

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 24, 2023

New cyber attacks against Middle Eastern telecommunications operators emerged in the first quarter of 2023. The initial attack phase involves infiltrating Internet-facing Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy […] The post Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Middle Eastern Telecom Companies appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Last month, a large Canadian telecommunications provider suffered a catastrophic outage for more than 18 hours. Many Canadians found themselves disconnected when cellular networks and the internet failed to respond—at home or at work. How long can your business afford to be offline?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2023

Telecom Security: The Next Generation is Here The telecommunications industry, also known as telecom (or telco), is composed of companies that provide communication services such as telephone, internet, and cable television. Telecommunications is the highway that connects billions […].

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