Collaborate Disseminate
The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.
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A 26-year-old man in Ontario, Canada has been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting more than 160 companies that used the cloud data service Snowflake.
On October 30, Canadian authorities arrested Alexander Moucka, a.k.a. Connor Riley Moucka of Kitchener, Ontario, on a provisional arrest warrant from the United States. Bloomberg first reported Moucka’s alleged ties to the Snowflake hacks on Monday.
At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many large companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). After scouring darknet markets for stolen Snowflake account credentials, the hackers began raiding the data storage repositories used by some of the world’s largest corporations. Continue reading Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions
U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.
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China’s Salt Typhoon hacked AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen, compromising wiretap systems used in criminal investigations. The breach, linked… Continue reading China’s Salt Typhoon Hacks AT&T and Verizon, Accessing Wiretap Data: Report
Thousands of Verizon users across the United States reported having little or no cellphone service on Monday morning in major cities, including in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, New York and Phoenix. From a report: According to the website Downdetector, whi… Continue reading Verizon Cellphone Users Report Outages Across the US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Verizon today announced a deal to acquire Frontier Communications, an Internet service provider with about 3 million customers in 25 states. Verizon said the all-cash transaction is valued at $20 b… Continue reading Verizon To Buy Frontier For $9.6 Billion, Says It Will Expand Fiber Network
Verizon is in advanced talks to acquire Frontier Communications in a deal that would bolster the company’s fiber network to compete with rivals including AT&T, WSJ reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: An anno… Continue reading Verizon Nearing Deal for Frontier Communications
Verizon has teamed up with another satellite operator to offer US customers a commercial direct-to-device messaging service for when a terrestrial cell network is not available, starting this fall. From a report: The telecoms giant says that US custome… Continue reading Verizon Taps Another Satellite Operator To Make Texting From the Middle of Nowhere Easier
Data breaches have become an increasingly severe threat, with recent reports highlighting a surge in their frequency and cost. Understanding the latest trends and statistics surrounding data breaches is essential for developing effective strategies to … Continue reading Half of enterprises suffer breaches despite heavy security investments
Ping Li gave the Chinese government information about the country’s hacking of a major U.S. company and cyber training materials, the DOJ said.
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