Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The US branch of the telecommunications giant T -Mobile disclosed a security breach that according to the company impacted a small number of customers of its prepaid service. The cybersecurity team at T-Mobile discovered an unauthorized access to information associated with a limited number of its prepaid wireless account customers.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

After a few days of dealing with technical issues, the American all-digital wireless carrier Visible confirmed that some of its customers’ accounts have been compromised. The post Customers of Visible Wireless Carrier Had Their Accounts Compromised appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The service, marketed in the underground under the name “ SMS Bandits ,” has been responsible for blasting out huge volumes of phishing lures spoofing everything from COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts to PayPal, telecommunications providers and tax revenue agencies. ” SMS Bandits offered an SMS phishing (a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

New problems for the wireless carrier T-Mobile that disclosed a data breach that exposed some of the customers’ personal information. The wireless carrier T-Mobile was victims of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor. ” reads the data breach notification.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

That's why there is so much worry about Chinese-made equipment for the new 5G wireless networks. You have little choice but to rely on the companies that build your computers and write your software, whether in your smartphones, your 5G wireless infrastructure, or your subway cars.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2024

wireless carriers $200 million for sharing customers’ real-time location data without consent. wireless carriers nearly $200 million for unlawfully selling access to real-time location data of their customers without consent. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the largest U.S. The FCC has fined four major U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

telecommunications providers from using government subsidies to buy equipment from Huawei or ZTE. this means that the economic impact on US telecommunication firms could be severe. “The FCC voted unanimously Friday to bar U.S. The FCC’s order mostly affects small, rural companies, as larger U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Customer proprietary network information (CPNI) is the data collected by telecommunications companies about a consumer’s telephone calls. The telecommunication giant is in the process of notifying impacted customers. T-Mobile discovered that the attackers had access to the CPNI (Customer Proprietary Network Information).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Data provided in the reports are disconcerting, British telecommunications firms supported GCHQ in collecting a large volume of internet data from undersea cables, the overall amount of information from 2007 to 2012 registered a 7,000-fold increase, meanwhile, the spying system monitored nearly 46 billion private communications “events” every day.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

One incident described in an affidavit by prosecutors (PDF) appears related to the sale of tens of millions of consumer records stolen last year from T-Mobile , although the government refers to the victim only as a major telecommunications company and wireless network operator in the United States.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Service providers and 5G-enabled device manufacturers both have critical roles to play in the success and sustainability of this wireless network rollout. One benefit of 5G technology that enterprises are sure to take advantage of is creating private wireless networks in a process dubbed “network slicing.” Supply Chains.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

Because of how it is designed, the system blurs the wireless portion of the network connecting phones with base stations and the core portion that routes data around the world. First, the standards are simply too complex to implement securely. This is true for all software , but the 5G protocols offer particular difficulties.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

and Taiwan across various sectors, including military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base, and IT.” and Taiwan across various sectors, including military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base, and IT.” ” concludes the report.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

SIM swapping involves the unauthorized transfer of a user's account to a SIM card controlled by malicious actors, achieved by convincing the victim's wireless carrier to make the change. These rules mark a significant step towards creating a more secure telecommunications environment and protecting consumer privacy.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The British government will ban the installation of new Huawei equipment in the 5G networks of Wireless carriers after September 2021. The British government will not allow the installation of new Huawei equipment in the 5G networks of Wireless carriers after September 2021. ” th e UK Government announced. allegations.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2021

.” In March 2020, the wireless carrier was a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor.A data breach notification published by the telecommunications giant on its website revealed that the security breach impacted both employees and customers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A mobile virtual network operator doesn’t own its own physical wireless network infrastructure but instead leases network services from established mobile carriers. ” The telecommunication provider informed its customers that it has restored the impacted services in all of its markets.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Below the list of info stolen by the threat actor and available for sale: – Project Specification:[ Electrical, Power System, Architectural, Chief Engineering, Civil, Construction Mgnt, Environmental, Instrument & Control, Interface Mgnt, Machinery – Rotating, Mechanical – Vessels, Piping, Project Engineering, Safety Engineering, Telecommunications (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2023

CPNI is information related to the telecommunications services purchased by the customers, including the number of lines for each account or the wireless plan to which customers are subscribed. BleepingComputer reported that approximately 9 million wireless accounts were impacted. credit card data) or sensitive data (i.e. .

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 30, 2022

Interestingly, Welch said, the texts appear to be targeting users of Verizon Wireless, one of the biggest telecommunication companies in the US. But this could have easily led to nefarious payloads, like malware, and some have already classed this as a smishing (or “SMS phishing”) attempt.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

In March 2020, the wireless carrier was a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor.A data breach notification published by the telecommunications giant on its website revealed that the security breach impacted both employees and customers.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 19, 2018

At issue are companies known in the wireless industry as “location aggregators,” entities that manage requests for real-time customer location data for a variety of purposes, such as roadside assistance and emergency response. Wyden issued a statement today calling on all wireless companies to follow Verizon’s lead.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2018

Chinese-owned telecommunications firm Huawei has been banned from Australia’s 5G network due to security concerns. Has safely & securely delivered wireless technology in Aust for close to 15 yrs. Huawei Australia defined the decision disappointing. This is a extremely disappointing result for consumers.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2019

Smartphone manufacturers have formed a task force under the Mobile and Wireless Forum to counter faked devices, and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has a study group dedicated to the threat. Although usage in the U.S., for the moment, is comparatively low, the drivers are in place to accelerate U.S

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

According to the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday, the Canadian government asked the intelligence agencies to evaluate the risks related to the adoption of the Huawei 5 equipment for the national telecommunication infrastructure. Rogers, the nation’s top carrier announced the use of 5G equipment from Ericsson.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In addition, many wireless phone companies currently check consumer credit using a little-known credit reporting bureau operated by Equifax called the National Consumer Telecommunications and Utilities Exchange (NCTUE). Fortunately, filing a freeze with Innovis also is free and relatively painless.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 14, 2022

After publicly acknowledging the data breach, the telecommunications giant hired a third-party security vendor to investigate the incident. In this case, T-Mobile had to make a decision on how to act after hackers stole data of roughly 30 million customers. The thread title was later changed to "SELLING 30M SSN + DL + DOB database."

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SC Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

But supply chain controversies are nothing new to the telecommunications industry hardened by debates over Huawei. But supply chain issues have come to a head before in telecommunications and ICT with Huawei, for example. Today the supply of wireless networks are not U.S.-based. What was the genesis of the standards effort?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The US regulators consider the Chinese equipment in US telecommunications networks a threat to homeland security. this means that the economic impact on US telecommunication firms could be severe. The Federal Communications Commission proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

The telecommunications company discovered the intrusion on January 5, 2023, the attackers obtained data through a single Application Programming Interface (“API”) without authorization. In 2019, T-Mobile disclosed data breach affecting prepaid wireless customers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

The telecommunications company discovered the intrusion on January 5, 2023, the attackers obtained data through a single Application Programming Interface (“API”) without authorization. In 2019, T-Mobile disclosed data breach affecting prepaid wireless customers.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

mail.cyta.com.cy: Cyta telecommunications and Internet provider, Cyprus. Those employees’ mobile devices were downloading company email via hotel wireless networks that — as a prerequisite for using the wireless service — forced their devices to use the hotel’s DNS servers, not PCH’s DNNSEC-enabled systems.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Its primary goal is to meticulously identify vulnerabilities inherent within wireless communication systems (Smith & Johnson, 2018). This specialized form of testing has emerged as a crucial tool for evaluating the security of wireless networks and assessing their resilience against potential cyber-attacks (Davis & Brown, 2020).

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 15, 2024

The recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) settlement with TracFone Wireless, Inc. TracFone) for $16 million highlights a critical vulnerability within the mobile telecommunications industry: API security. The investigation revealed unauthorized access to customer data through weaknesses in TracFone's mobile carrier APIs.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In a basic setup, two or more computers are linked through wired or wireless connections, allowing for data exchange across short or long distances. Data Transmission Methods Data in networks is transmitted either via wired or wireless mediums. Wireless networks use radio waves, allowing devices to connect without cables.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Telecommunications firms like to talk up all the great things that so-called 5G cellular networks will bring to smart phones. Telecommunications firms like to talk up all the great things that so-called 5G cellular networks will bring to smart phones. But what new kinds of Internet of Things use cases may become possible?

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