Security News

US sanctions Chinese firm, hacker behind telecom and Treasury hacks
2025-01-17 16:57

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based hacker for his role in the recent Treasury breach and a company...

FCC orders telecoms to secure their networks after Salt Tyhpoon hacks
2025-01-17 16:05

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered U.S. telecommunications carriers to secure their networks following last year's Salt Typhoon security breaches. [...]

White House links ninth telecom breach to Chinese hackers
2024-12-27 20:02

A White House official has added a ninth U.S. telecommunications company to the list of telecoms breached in a Chinese hacking campaign that impacted dozens of countries. [...]

CISA urges switch to Signal-like encrypted messaging apps after telecom hacks
2024-12-18 18:19

Today, CISA urged senior government and political officials to switch to end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal following a wave of telecom breaches across dozens of countries, including...

Wyden proposes bill to secure US telecoms after Salt Typhoon hacks
2024-12-10 21:38

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon announced a new bill to secure the networks of American telecommunications companies breached by Salt Typhoon Chinese state hackers earlier this year. [...]

US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
2024-12-05 20:31

​U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed...

Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks
2024-12-04 06:07

A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a broad cyber espionage campaign undertaken by People's Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors...

US shares tips to block hackers behind recent telecom breaches
2024-12-03 19:49

​CISA released guidance today to help network defenders harden their systems against attacks coordinated by the Salt Typhoon Chinese threat group that breached multiple major global...

U.S. Telecom Giant T-Mobile Detects Network Intrusion Attempts from Wireline Provider
2024-11-28 04:37

U.S. telecom service provider T-Mobile said it recently detected attempts made by bad actors to infiltrate its systems in recent weeks but noted that no sensitive data was accessed. These...

Chinese Hackers Use GHOSTSPIDER Malware to Hack Telecoms Across 12+ Countries
2024-11-26 10:19

The China-linked threat actor known as Earth Estries has been observed using a previously undocumented backdoor called GHOSTSPIDER as part of its attacks targeting Southeast Asian...