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Ofcom tightens rules to combat foreign scam calls

Ryan Daws — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:37:25 +0000

Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has introduced new measures to protect consumers from scam calls originating overseas. The strengthened industry guidance, announced today, requires phone companies to block calls from abroad that falsely display UK landline numbers. This move aims to tackle a common tactic used by fraudsters who ‘spoof’ trusted phone numbers to deceive... Read more »

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

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:02:57 +0000

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 organisations like the NHS and MoD have exposed significant vulnerabilities in the UK’s digital defences, prompting experts to demand a... Read more »

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London police make ‘SMS blaster’ arrests

Ryan Daws — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:20:03 +0000

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 personal information. The investigation, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, uncovered the use of... Read more »

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FCC moves to strengthen internet routing security

Ryan Daws — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:43:57 +0000

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 reports detailing their efforts and plans to address vulnerabilities in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), a fundamental technical protocol used for routing information... Read more »

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Researchers uncover attack to ‘decloak’ VPN traffic

Ryan Daws — Tue, 07 May 2024 13:56:38 +0000

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 exploiting DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) functionality built into operating systems. The result is that the user’s traffic is transmitted unencrypted,... Read more »

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

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:39:08 +0000

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) method. By transferring a number via a SIM swap, an attacker can gain unauthorised access to victims’ accounts.... Read more »

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Chinese telcos given 2027 deadline to ditch foreign chips

Ryan Daws — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:22:53 +0000

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 by 2027. Beijing’s directive particularly targets chips made by American giants Intel and AMD, which have been a staple in Chinese telecom... Read more »

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AT&T probes data breach affecting millions of customers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:57:45 +0000

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 AT&T accounts and 65.4 million former accounts was released on the dark web. According to AT&T’s preliminary... Read more »

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Cybersecurity agencies issue warning over Chinese hacking group

Ryan Daws — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:44:56 +0000

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 (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, and eight international partners warned that the Beijing-backed Volt Typhoon gang... Read more »

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ASIO chief warns of critical infrastructure sabotage threat

Ryan Daws — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:54:32 +0000

Mike Burgess, Director General of Security at Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), has raised concerns over the potential for sabotage targeting critical infrastructure. Speaking at ASIO’s annual threat assessment, Burgess emphasised the persistent efforts of adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure—with a specific focus on disrupting essential services during critical moments. “The sabotage threat... Read more »

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