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Why Is a Telco Paying for Adverts Saying Customers ‘Accept’ Data Breaches?
Canadian operator TELUS commissioned a major national newspaper to run an unusual advertorial about privacy leaks.
T-Mobile US Denies Claims of Another Data Breach
Hackers said employee data was stolen in April, but the telco says the breach was from an 'independently owned authorized retailer' and did not involve data about T-Mobile employees.
Russian Satellite Comms Operator Admits Outage and Breach Caused by Cloud Hackers
Dozor-Teleport said it may take weeks to fully recover. The hackers said they supported the Wagner rebellion.
5 Takeaways from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2023
It is no surprise that crime motivates most breaches but not all the findings are consistent with the attacks described by telcos.
Phone Data for Policing, Data Markets for Criminals and Trouble with Boys: Episode 4 of The Commsrisk Show
Our guests were Donald Reinhart and Tom Beiser of LATRO, the data forensics and RAFM business.
Hackers Insert Data-Stealing Malware into 3CX VoIP Phone System Used by 600,000 Organizations
3CX customers include BMW, McDonald’s and the UK National Health Service. Some think North Korean hackers are behind the attack.
Why the Internet of Things Must Be Decentralized
We owe it to future generations to construct a world where technology cannot violate privacy even when we surround ourselves with networked devices that watch everything we do.
20 Year Old Founder of Forum for Data Breaches and Hackers Arrested
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick allegedly ran BreachForums, a cybercrime market where 14 billion consumer records could be purchased.
AT&T Shrugs Off Data Breach Affecting 9mn Customers
Does the US telco see no difference between meeting legal obligations following a breach and really making privacy a 'top priority'?
T-Mobile and TELUS Hacks Illustrate Why Telcos Should Pay for Their Own Policing
If journalists can gather intelligence about security breaches then others could do the same before the story goes public.
Google MVNO Privacy Breach Leads to SIM Swap Takeover
Little is known about the breach at Google Fi, but the timing suggests it is linked to a breach at T-Mobile, one of their network providers.
How Bad Was the New T-Mobile API Data Breach?
Another major telco admits personal data was obtained by hackers who exploited a leaky API. 11% of all Americans are affected.
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