Latest Telecommunications news

Iranian hackers target energy sector with new DNS backdoor

The Iranian Lycaeum APT hacking group uses a new .NET-based DNS backdoor to conduct attacks on companies in the energy and telecommunication sectors.
- Bill Toulas
- June 10, 2022
- 02:06 PM
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US: Chinese govt hackers breached telcos to snoop on network traffic

Several US federal agencies today revealed that Chinese-backed threat actors have targeted and compromised major telecommunications companies and network service providers to steal credentials and harvest data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 07, 2022
- 06:43 PM
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Microsoft finds severe bugs in Android apps from large mobile providers

Microsoft security researchers have found high severity vulnerabilities in a framework used by Android apps from multiple large international mobile service providers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 27, 2022
- 01:06 PM
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Google shut down caching servers at two Russian ISPs

Two Russian internet service providers (ISPs) have received notices from Google that the global caching servers on their network have been disabled.
- Bill Toulas
- May 26, 2022
- 09:26 AM
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Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns

The Government of Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment and services across the country's 5G and 4G networks.
- Bill Toulas
- May 20, 2022
- 06:35 AM
- 0
Chinese cyber-espionage group Moshen Dragon targets Asian telcos

Researchers have identified a new cluster of malicious cyber activity tracked as Moshen Dragon, targeting telecommunication service providers in Central Asia.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2022
- 06:38 PM
- 0
Russia facing internet outages due to equipment shortage

The Commission for Communications and IT at "PCΠΠ", the country's largest entrepreneurship union, has warned about the rising threat of extensive service outages due to a lack of telecom equipment.
- Bill Toulas
- March 28, 2022
- 11:59 AM
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Telco fined €9 million for hiding cyberattack impact from customers

The Greek data protection supervisory authority has imposed fines of 5,850,000 EUR ($6.55 million) to COSMOTE and 3,250,000 EUR ($3.65 million) to OTE, for leaking sensitive customer communication data due to insufficient security measures.
- Bill Toulas
- February 01, 2022
- 05:23 AM
- 0
US bans major Chinese telecom over national security risks

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked China Unicom Americas' license, one of the world's largest mobile service providers, over "serious national security concerns."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 28, 2022
- 11:30 AM
- 0
FCC wants new data breach reporting rules for telecom carriers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed more rigorous data breach reporting requirements for telecom carriers in response to breaches that recently hit the telecommunications industry.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 13, 2022
- 04:39 PM
- 0
Telecom operators targeted in recent espionage hacking campaign

Researchers have spotted a new espionage campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia.
- Bill Toulas
- December 14, 2021
- 06:32 PM
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South Korean telco KT suffers nationwide outage after routing error

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.
- Bill Toulas
- October 25, 2021
- 12:20 PM
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LightBasin hacking group breaches 13 global telecoms in two years

A group of hackers that security researchers call LightBasin has been compromising mobile telecommunication systems across the world for the past five years.
- Ionut Ilascu
- October 19, 2021
- 10:18 AM
- 0
Largest mobile SMS routing firm discloses five-year-long breach

Syniverse, a service provider for most telecommunications companies, disclosed that hackers had access to its databases over the past five years and compromised login credentials belonging to hundreds of customers.
- Ionut Ilascu
- October 04, 2021
- 05:42 PM
- 0
AT&T lost $200M in seven years to illegal phone unlocking scheme

A Pakistani fraudster was sentenced earlier this week to 12 years in prison after AT&T, the world's largest telecommunications company, lost over $200 million after he and his co-conspirators coordinated a seven year scheme that led to the fraudulent unlocking of almost 2 million phones.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 19, 2021
- 10:00 AM
- 2
Ecuador's state-run CNT telco hit by RansomEXX ransomware

Ecuador's state-run Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicación (CNT) has suffered a ransomware attack that has disrupted business operations, the payment portal, and customer support.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 17, 2021
- 09:53 AM
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ISPs must provide emergency video service to deaf users: Ofcom

UK telecom and broadcasting regulator, Ofcom has mandated new requirements for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and phone companies to provide additional services for users with special needs.
- Ax Sharma
- June 25, 2021
- 10:00 AM
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Three UK telco bug has customers receiving and making random calls

Customers of the Three UK telco company are panicking as they receive a series of random phone calls due to an ongoing issue. Likewise, outbound calls from customers are being routed to random strangers.
- Ax Sharma
- June 18, 2021
- 04:11 PM
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US wants to ban China Telecom over national cybersecurity risks

Several U.S. Executive Branch agencies are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block China Telecom Americas authorization to operate within the United States over significant cybersecurity risks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 09, 2020
- 06:52 PM
- 1
Microsoft Warns of GALLIUM Threat Group Attacking Global Telcos

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) today published an alert about ongoing attacks directed at telecommunication providers from around the world and operated by a threat group tracked by Microsoft as GALLIUM.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 12, 2019
- 01:21 PM
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