Security News

T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in recent wave of telecom breaches
2024-11-16 17:47

T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in the wave of recently reported telecom breaches conducted by Chinese threat actors to gain access to private communications, call records, and law enforcement...

FBI confirms China-linked cyber espionage involving breached telecom providers
2024-11-14 12:07

After months of news reports that Chinese threat actors have breached the networks of US telecommunications and internet service providers, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...

US govt officials’ communications compromised in recent telecom hack
2024-11-13 22:34

CISA and the FBI confirmed that Chinese hackers compromised the "private communications" of a "limited number" of government officials after breaching multiple U.S. broadband providers. [...]

China's Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singtel in 'test-run' for US telecom attacks
2024-11-06 02:30

Alleged intrusion spotted in June Chinese government cyberspies Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singapore Telecommunications over the summer as part of their ongoing attacks against critical...

US says Chinese hackers breached multiple telecom providers
2024-10-28 16:05

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have disclosed that Chinese hackers breached commercial telecommunication service providers in the United States. [...]

US lawmakers seek answers on alleged Salt Typhoon breach of telecom giants
2024-10-11 21:30

Cyberspies abusing a backdoor? Groundbreaking Lawmakers are demanding answers about earlier news reports that China's Salt Typhoon cyberspies breached US telecommunications companies Verizon,...

Chinese Cyber Espionage Targets Telecom Operators in Asia Since 2021
2024-06-20 10:22

Cyber espionage groups associated with China have been linked to a long-running campaign that has infiltrated several telecom operators located in a single Asian country at least since 2021. "The...

Russian Hackers May Have Targeted Ukrainian Telecoms with Upgraded 'AcidPour' Malware
2024-03-22 03:06

The data wiping malware called AcidPour may have been deployed in attacks targeting four telecom providers in Ukraine, new findings from SentinelOne show. The cybersecurity firm also confirmed...

Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1,000
2024-03-15 15:26

A former manager at a telecommunications company in New Jersey pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for accepting money to perform unauthorized SIM swaps that enabled an accomplice to hack customer accounts. SIM swapping is an unauthorized porting of a targeted person's phone number to another physical SIM card or eSIM chip controlled by the attacker.

GTPDOOR Linux Malware Targets Telecoms, Exploiting GPRS Roaming Networks
2024-02-29 11:33

Threat hunters have discovered a new Linux malware called GTPDOOR that’s designed to be deployed in telecom networks that are adjacent to GPRS roaming exchanges (GRX) The malware is novel in the...