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Caketap, a new Unix rootkit used to siphon ATM banking data

Security Affairs

CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by the group since 2019. The group hacked mobile telephone networks around the globe and used specialized tools to access calling records and text messages from telecommunications companies.

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China-linked APT BlackTech was spotted hiding in Cisco router firmware

Security Affairs

The group targeted organizations in multiple sectors, including defense, government, electronics, telecommunication, technology, media, telecommunication industries. The advisory also includes recommendations for system administrators to prevent the installation of backdoor firmware images and unusual device reboots.

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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers to spy on the traffic and steal data. US NSA, CISA, and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers.

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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

31, 2019, Rezvesz said his company recently was the subject of an international search warrant executed jointly by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). “In In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Always keep your eyes open to control-rights of the senior IT managers or systems administrators with the authority to configure servers, firewalls, cloud storage, and file-sharing (or another network privilege).

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A guide to OWASP’s secure coding

CyberSecurity Insiders

That includes cached data, temporary files, and data accessible only by specific system users. Communication security is the practice of keeping illegal interceptors from obtaining understandable telecommunications while still sending information to the receivers. Communication security. Encryption secures all confidential data.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2023

SecureList

From a different angle, reporting from The Intercept revealed mobile surveillance capabilities available to Iran for the purposes of domestic investigations that leverage direct access to (and cooperation of) local telecommunication companies. 2023 will very likely be a year of 0-days for all major email software. The next WannaCry.

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