Security News

T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way 'I've not seen in my career'
2024-12-05 00:52

Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat interview While Chinese-government-backed spies maintained access to US telecommunications providers' networks for months...

Vodka maker Stoli files for bankruptcy in US after ransomware attack
2024-12-03 22:00

Stoli Group's U.S. companies have filed for bankruptcy following an August ransomware attack and Russian authorities seizing the company's remaining distilleries in the country. [...]

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...

US government, energy sector contractor hit by ransomware
2024-12-03 10:04

ENGlobal, a Texas-based engineering and automation contractor for companies in the energy sector, has had its data encrypted by attackers. “On November 25, 2024, ENGlobal Corporation (the...

Salt Typhoon's surge extends far beyond US telcos
2024-11-27 23:44

Plus, a brand-new backdoor, GhostSpider, is linked to the cyber-spy crew's operations The reach of the China-linked Salt Typhoon gang extends beyond American telecommunications giants, and its...

T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: 'Other providers may be seeing different outcomes'
2024-11-27 20:59

Funny what putting more effort and resources into IT security can do Attackers - possibly China's Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage crew - compromised an unnamed wireline provider's network and used...

Telco engineer who spied on US employer for Beijing gets four years in the clink
2024-11-27 05:30

Provides insight to how China gets inside US systems, perhaps at Verizon and Infosys A 59 year-old Florida telco engineer was sentenced to 48 months in prison after he served as a spy for China...

US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards
2024-11-26 16:00

In case anyone forgot about Change Healthcare American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards...

Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi
2024-11-25 16:50

Forest Blizzard, a threat group associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, repeatedly breached a US-based organization via compromised computer systems of nearby firms, which they...

China has utterly pwned 'thousands and thousands' of devices at US telcos
2024-11-25 13:15

Senate Intelligence Committee chair says his 'hair is on fire' as execs front the White House The Biden administration on Friday hosted telco execs to chat about China's recent attacks on the...