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5G and security: The dual telecoms challenges facing the new UK government

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July 6, 2024
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As the newly elected Labour government takes office in the UK after 14 years of Conservative rule, industry leaders are calling for urgent action on cybersecurity and digital infrastructure. The recent high-profile cyberattacks on critical organisation…

London police make ‘SMS blaster’ arrests

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June 10, 2024
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London police have arrested two individuals in connection with a scheme using an “SMS blaster” to send thousands of fraudulent messages. These messages, posing as banks and official organisations, aimed to deceive the public into sharing pe…

FCC moves to strengthen internet routing security

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June 7, 2024
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled a proposal aimed at bolstering the security of America’s networks against cyberattacks by improving internet routing security. The new initiative mandates that ISPs produce confidential rep…

FCC moves to strengthen internet routing security

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June 7, 2024
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FCC moves to strengthen internet routing security

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June 7, 2024
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Researchers uncover attack to ‘decloak’ VPN traffic

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May 7, 2024
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A novel network technique that bypasses VPN encryption has been revealed by security researchers at Leviathan Security. Dubbed “decloaking,” the technique allows an attacker to force a target’s traffic off their VPN tunnel by exploiti…

T-Mobile staff receiving cash offers to help with SIM swap attacks

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April 17, 2024
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T-Mobile employees are being propositioned via text messages to partake in illegal SIM swapping activities, with a financial incentive of $300 per swap. SIM swap attacks take advantage of consumers using SMS as their two-factor authentication (2FA) met…

Chinese telcos given 2027 deadline to ditch foreign chips

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April 15, 2024
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To reduce dependence on foreign technologies, Chinese officials have reportedly mandated the country’s leading telecom operators – including China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom – to eliminate foreign semiconductors from their networks b…

AT&T probes data breach affecting millions of customers

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April 2, 2024
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AT&T announced on Saturday that it is investigating a major data breach involving the personal information of over 73 million current and former customer accounts. The company said a data set containing records on approximately 7.6 million existing…

Cybersecurity agencies issue warning over Chinese hacking group

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March 21, 2024
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Government cybersecurity authorities in the US and allied nations are sounding the alarm bell again over the Chinese hacking group known as Volt Typhoon. In a joint advisory issued on Tuesday, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CI…