Tag: telecommunications
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The Register: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/salt_typhoon_pwned_7_more/ Source: The Register Title: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs Feedly Summary: Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing’s super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks China’s Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global…
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Hacker News: White Hat Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws
Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/iridium-satellite Source: Hacker News Title: White Hat Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: In a recent demonstration, German hackers exposed significant vulnerabilities in the Iridium satellite communication system, revealing how they could intercept messages and track users despite existing encryption measures utilized by the…
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Microsoft Security Blog: The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/12/the-badpilot-campaign-seashell-blizzard-subgroup-conducts-multiyear-global-access-operation/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation Feedly Summary: Microsoft is publishing for the first time our research into a subgroup within the Russian state actor Seashell Blizzard and its multiyear initial access operation, tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as the “BadPilot campaign”.…
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The Register: Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/russias_sandworm_caught_stealing_credentials/ Source: The Register Title: Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs Feedly Summary: ‘Near-global’ initial access campaign active since 2021 An initial-access subgroup of Russia’s Sandworm last year wriggled its way into networks within the US, UK, Canada and Australia, stealing credentials and data from “a limited number…
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Hacker News: California Law Enforcement Misused State Databases More Than 7k Times in 2023
Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/california-police-misused-state-databases-more-7000-times-2023 Source: Hacker News Title: California Law Enforcement Misused State Databases More Than 7k Times in 2023 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant misuse of sensitive criminal justice data by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) and other California law enforcement agencies in 2023, highlighting…
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The Register: Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/gutting_us_cyber_advisory_boards/ Source: The Register Title: Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral Feedly Summary: ‘No one was kicked off the NTSB in the middle of investigating a crash’ interview Gutting the Cyber Safety Review Board as it was investigating how China’s Salt Typhoon breached American government and…
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Unit 42: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138128 Source: Unit 42 Title: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia Feedly Summary: A Chinese-linked espionage campaign targeted entities in South Asia using rare techniques like DNS exfiltration, with the aim to steal sensitive data. The post CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia appeared first…
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Slashdot: DHS Terminates All Its Advisory Committees, Ending Its Investigation Into Chinese Telecom Hack
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/22/2332221/dhs-terminates-all-its-advisory-committees-ending-its-investigation-into-chinese-telecom-hack Source: Slashdot Title: DHS Terminates All Its Advisory Committees, Ending Its Investigation Into Chinese Telecom Hack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has disbanded all advisory committee members, including those investigating the Salt Typhoon hack, in a bid to focus resources on national security.…