Massive Privacy Breach at Optus
The CEO of the Australian telco immediately apologized but sources says up to 9 million customers may be affected because foreign hackers exploited a leaky API.
AT&T Says Compromised Customer Data Was Not Stolen from Them
Hold Security found files on the dark net with emails and social security numbers for 23mn people who were customers of AT&T.
Smishers Fool Twilio Staff, Hack Corporate Systems and Breach Customer Data
The US comms provider said hackers obtained information about 125 businesses that use their services.
Twitter Responds to Privacy Breach by Telling Users Not to Register Their Regular Phone Numbers
Details for 5.4 million accounts were breached, prompting Twitter to find new ways to shift responsibility for privacy on to users.
T-Mobile US Offers $350mn Settlement for Data Breach
The mobile operator will also spend another $150mn on upgrading security following a 2021 privacy breach that compromised data relating to 76.6 million people.
What the Theft of the Verizon Employee Database Tells Us about Security Threats
The telco played down the importance of the breach whilst the hacker mocked ‘idiot’ employees for believing he was from PC support.
The Hacker Who Stole a Telco’s Most Valuable Personal Data Without Using a Computer
A 1980’s phreaker said she stole the phone numbers of LA celebrities by checking unlocked cabinets in the office of Pacific Bell.
Hackers Access Mobile Operator’s Billing Records
Compromised data was used to port the accounts of some UScellular customers to other networks.
Hacker Impersonates Agent to Breach Data from Cox Communications
Social engineering was identified as the top cybersecurity risk per respondents to the RAG RAFMCS Survey 2021.
5-Year Data Hack Disclosed by SMS Giant Syniverse
A stock exchange filing revealed hackers gained access to the Electronic Data Transfer service that Syniverse provides to 235 telcos and other businesses.