Collaborate Disseminate
In this interview with Help Net Security, Rowland Corr, Director of National Security Intelligence at AdaptiveMobile Security, explains how mobile networks can be leveraged as part of a cyber warfare strategy, why is this a growing national concern, an… Continue reading Leveraging mobile networks to threaten national security
U.S. and U.K. government agencies called out Iranian government-affiliated hackers Thursday, accusing them of being behind cyber-espionage targeting the defense, local government, oil and natural gas and telecommunications sectors across the globe. The joint alert points a finger at MuddyWater, which the U.S. government for the first time last month attributed directly to Tehran. In the latest warning, the government agencies said that they have observed MuddyWater on the move in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America since 2018. “MuddyWater actors are positioned both to provide stolen data and accesses to the Iranian government and to share these with other malicious cyber actors,” reads the alert. The bulletin is the joint work of the the FBI, Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the U.S. Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre. MuddyWater has a long history of allegedly spying on primarily […]
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The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) analyses the security pros and cons of using public DNS resolvers. A core part of the internet is the Domain Name System (DNS) mechanism. All computers, internet browsers and other applications use DN… Continue reading Key drivers for the shift to public DNS resolvers
AdaptiveMobile Security published a research which highlights how vulnerabilities in mobile network infrastructure could be weaponized in offensive military operations. Setting out how the combination of military and mobile telecom-enabled targeting ca… Continue reading Using mobile networks for cyber attacks as part of a warfare strategy
The FCC is exploring updating data breach laws for telecom carriers, the agency announced Wednesday. “Current law already requires telecommunications carriers to protect the privacy and security of sensitive customer information,” said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. “But these rules need updating to fully reflect the evolving nature of data breaches and the real-time threat they pose to affected consumers.” One key change suggested in the proposal is eliminating the seven-business-day waiting period required of businesses before notifying customers of a breach. The proposed rule would also require carriers to report breaches to the FCC in addition to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service. Current FCC rules require that carriers over 5,000 or more customers notify the FCC of a data breach within seven days of discovery, while breaches affecting fewer than 5,000 customers must be reported no later than 30 days. The FCC proposal aims to “align the Commission’s rules […]
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LTE IoT market is expected to register a healthy CAGR of over 28% during the forecast period (2021 – 2026), accordig to ResearchAndMarkets. The growth of connected devices and the need for unique and defined network qualities are fueling the grow… Continue reading LTE IoT market to grow steadily by 2026
Hackers targeted a string of telecommunication operators and IT service organizations in the Middle East and Asia over the last six months, according to research published Tuesday. The suspected espionage activity targeted organizations in Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Thailand, and Laos, according to the research from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team. The “targeting and tactics are consistent with Iranian-sponsored actors,” researchers noted, but stopped short of tying the activity to the Iranian government. Some of the evidence shows a link to Seedworm — otherwise known as MuddyWater — a prolific hacking group with suspected ties to Iran known for concerted espionage efforts dating back to at least 2015. The group previously threatened to kill security researchers who stumbled across one of its command-and-control servers. Its operators have also focused on academia and the tourism industry in multiple countries earlier this year, and governments and other […]
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SIM swapping attacks have been reported in the media since 2017. Such attacks usually target banking transactions but not only. These attacks are also perpetrated against the cryptocurrency community, social media and email accounts. With the ENISA Rep… Continue reading How to thwart SIM swapping attacks?
An advanced network of digital spies with a nexus to Chinese interests has successfully compromised parts of the global telecommunications network, in some cases allowing access to subscriber information, call metadata, text messages, and other data, according to research released Tuesday by CrowdStrike. The hacking group, dubbed “LightBasin” by the firm and known publicly as UNC1945, has targeted the telecommunications sector since at least 2016, investigators found. New research has identified 13 telecommunications companies as having been compromised by the network dating back to least 2019. The specific companies were not identified. “People leverage their cellphones like they’re magic,” said Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike’s senior vice president of intelligence. “They don’t think about the fact that there’s this whole infrastructure that makes it work … and that infrastructure is not something that you can take for granted.” The report lays out how this group has developed highly customized tools and a precise […]
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5G trends are continuing to accelerate, with 5G SA Core evaluation, testing and launch activities growing significantly across all geographic regions, according to Spirent. In particular, there is considerable demand for managed solutions and XaaS (Any… Continue reading 5G trends accelerating, all major regions pursuing 5G Core testing and deployments