Tag: hacking
Will Big US MNOs Ever Be Punished for Scam Calls Traced to Them?
This week's update includes an examination of data produced by the US Industry Traceback Group, plus news about dodgy telco revenue audits in Uganda and the repatriation of Filipino scammers from Laos.
When Hackers Attack Commsrisk
Visitors may have noticed some side-effects of a huge attack that occurred recently.
Ransomware Attack Hits Claro across Latin America
Services have been disrupted in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala , Honduras and Nicaragua.
Russian Hackers Who Took Down Ukraine’s Biggest Mobile Operator Infiltrated It 6 Months Earlier
The hackers "completely destroyed the core" of Kyivstar.
Violent Teenage LAPSUS$ SIM Swapper Given Unlimited Detention in Psychiatric Institution
An unnamed 17 year old accomplice was also sentenced for crimes including the 'stalking and harassment' of women.
Researchers Discover ‘5Ghoul’ Vulnerability That Allows Remote Downgrade of Many 5G Devices
5G is more secure than antecedents but that is irrelevant if hackers trick devices into using earlier generations of connectivity.
Ukraine Says 11 Telcos Were Compromised by Hackers
Attacks were conducted by Sandworm, a Russian military unit that has targeted France and South Korea and repeatedly attempted to cause blackouts in Ukraine.
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.
New NSO Group Zero-Click Exploits Show Why Privacy Hackers Will Always Defeat Apple (and Everyone Else)
To appreciate why technology keeps being undermined by bad actors we must step back and see the big picture.
Signaling Firewalls, Network Resilience and Teenage SIM Swappers: Commsrisk Show 3
Are we building too much upon the insecure foundations of our networks? Failures can occur by both accident and design.
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.
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Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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