Tag: telecom systems
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The Register: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/30/att_verizon_confirm_salt_typhoon_breach/ Source: The Register Title: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in Feedly Summary: The intrusions allowed Beijing to ‘geolocate millions of individuals’ AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies confirmed that Chinese government-backed snoops accessed portions of their systems earlier this year, while the White House added another, yet-unnamed telecommunications…
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The Register: Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/telecom_cybersecurity_standards/ Source: The Register Title: Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law Feedly Summary: Sen. Wyden blasts FCC’s ‘failure’ amid Salt Typhoon hacks US telecoms carriers would be required to implement minimum cyber security standards and ensure their systems are not susceptible to hacks by nation-state attackers –…
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The Register: Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone’s getting burned
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/02/telco_security_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone’s getting burned Feedly Summary: The politics of cybersecurity are too important to be left to the politicians Opinion Here’s a front-page headline you won’t see these days: CHINA’S SPIES ARE TAPPING OUR PHONES. Not that they’re not – they are…
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Slashdot: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/2336254/china-wiretaps-americans-in-worst-hack-in-our-nations-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A significant breach of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure by a hacker group linked to the Chinese government, identified as Salt Typhoon, has been reported. This breach allowed unauthorized access to phone calls…
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Slashdot: Millions of U.S. Cellphones Could Be Vulnerable to Chinese Government Surveillance
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/03/1953214/millions-of-us-cellphones-could-be-vulnerable-to-chinese-government-surveillance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Millions of U.S. Cellphones Could Be Vulnerable to Chinese Government Surveillance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article emphasizes the grave implications of a cyberattack by Chinese hackers on U.S. telecom systems, highlighting vulnerabilities that could allow widespread surveillance of millions of U.S. cellphone users. The…