Stealthy KV-botnet hijacks SOHO routers and VPN devices
The Chinese state-sponsored APT hacking group known as Volt Typhoon (Bronze Silhouette) has been linked to a sophisticated botnet named…
Ukraine’s largest mobile carrier Kyivstar down following cyberattack
Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest telecommunications service provider serving over 25 million mobile and home internet subscribers, has suffered a cyberattack impacting…
Russian Sandworm hackers breached 11 Ukrainian telcos since May
The state-sponsored Russian hacking group tracked as 'Sandworm' has compromised eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between May and September…
Starlink’s satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, but only for SMS
The launch of Starlink’s much-anticipated satellite cellular service, Direct-to-Cell, will reportedly begin rolling out for...
ToddyCat hackers use ‘disposable’ malware to target Asian telecoms
A newly discovered campaign dubbed "Stayin' Alive" has been targeting government organizations and telecommunication service providers across Asia since 2021,…
Budworm hackers target telcos and govt orgs with custom malware
A Chinese cyber-espionage hacking group tracked as Budworm has been observed targeting a telecommunication firm in the Middle East and…
US and Japan warn of Chinese hackers backdooring Cisco routers
A joint cybersecurity advisory by the FBI, NSA, CISA, and the Japanese NISC (cybersecurity) and NPA (police) sheds light on…
Mysterious ‘Sandman’ APT Targets Telecom Sector With Novel Backdoor
The Sandman group's main malware is among the very few that use the Lua scripting language and its just-in-time compiler.
‘Sandman’ hackers backdoor telcos with new LuaDream malware
A previously unknown threat actor dubbed 'Sandman' targets telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia,…
Lapsus$ teen hackers convicted of high-profile cyberattacks
A London jury has found that an 18-year-old member of the Lapsus$ data extortion gang helped hack multiple high-profile companies, stole…