Cyber Security
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A US Senator has introduced a draft bill in response to Chinese-linked hacks on US telcos that would force the Federal Communications Commission to introduce cybersecurity rules for telcos. -
T-Mobile’s cybersecurity chief has come out in support of the company’s security measures after it was targeted by Chinese-linked hackers, saying its defences “worked as designed.”
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A former US telecom and IT worker was sentenced to four years in prison for passing on information about Chinese dissidents to the Chinese government.
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BT has announced an expansion of its managed secure SD-WAN solution for UK business and public sector customers.
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T-Mobile has confirmed a significant cyber attack allegedly carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, marking the latest in a series of breaches targeting major telecom providers globally.
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US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators.
Forthcoming events
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EU cybersecurity experts conducted a series of exercises to test the bloc’s preparedness for large-scale cyber crises.
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Social media app TikTok has said it will fight an order by the Canadian government to cease operations in the country over national security concerns.
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Google Cloud announced it will make multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for all users of its cloud services.
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Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country’s security agency’s surveillance of international telecom operators to try and detect cyber threats was unconstitutional.
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Schneider Electric is investigating an alleged cybersecurity breach after a hacker taunted the firm, claiming to have accessed its Jira server and made off with confidential data.
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In a major collaborative effort, GSMA and UK Finance have united leading UK mobile operators and banks to launch Scam Signal, a new tool designed to tackle Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud.
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NTT Data has expanded its cybersecurity partnership with Palo Alto Networks to help enterprises safeguard their digital infrastructures from emerging threats.
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Cisco has disabled public access to its DevHub software development platform in the wake of a data breach where hackers made off with confidential documents.
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A recent joint cybersecurity advisory issued by the FBI, CISA, NSA, and other U.S. agencies highlights a growing threat posed by Iranian cyber actors targeting critical infrastructure sectors.
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Cisco has reportedly fallen victim to a significant data breach, with hackers seizing confidential documents, API tokens, source code, and SSL certificates.
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Vodafone has launched Vodafone CybSafe in partnership with the human risk management (HRM) platform, CybSafe in a bid to prevent cyber-attacks caused by human error.
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Google and Vodafone have unveiled a 10-year partnership aimed at revolutionising the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity services for millions of customers across Europe and Africa.
