Why a $600mn Crypto Heist Is Bad News for Telcos and Banks
Public ledgers mean criminals can take cryptocurrency without revealing who they are, but everyone can still see where it went.
Notorious SIM-Swapping, Malware-Spreading, Bomb-Threatening Hackers Arrested
The accused are said to have harassed enemies by taking control of phone accounts and sending bomb threats to 1,066 kindergartens.
Chinese Fugitives Charged with Hacking 100 Firms Including Telcos
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said the Chinese state had made the country ‘safe for their own cyber criminals’.
Is GRAPA Giving Loans to Unemployed RAFM Managers?
If you create lots of different websites for multiple front organizations you may fail to notice when one has been hacked.
Vigilante Hacker Spies on Scam Call Center Using Their Own CCTV and Call Recording Systems
Fraudsters in Gurgaon, India, were raided by police after British hacker Jim Browning published recordings of their crimes.
Dutch Withdraw 100 Phone Numbers Used for Fake Help Desks
The numbers were used by English-speaking fraudsters wanting to obtain remote access to their victims’ computers.
Hackers Fool Telco Staff into Installing Remote Desktop Software, Claims Magazine
Persuading the unwary to allow remote access to their computers is an old trick, but it supposedly is used to execute SIM swaps.
T-Mobile US Data Breach Hits Million Prepay Customers
Though no financial data was compromised, there will be an increased risk of account takeovers.
Persistent Cyber Attack Targeted Networks for Years
Investigation work by security consultancy Cybereason found that a group of state-sponsored hackers have been gradually infiltrating telco networks since at least 2012.
Did Saudi Arabia Hack the Amazon CEO’s Phone?
The Saudis have undoubtedly invested in spytech, but not everyone agrees they were involved in a conspiracy to blackmail Jeff Bezos.