T-Mobile Sets the Record Straight on Latest Data Breach Filing
The cybersecurity incident involved an insider and had a limited impact, the telecoms giant told SecurityWeek. The post T-Mobile Sets the Record Straight on ...
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Tracking drones with the 5G tower down the street
Drone detection in cities is expensive. Dedicated radar installations are cost-prohibitive at scale, cameras have limited range and stop working well at nigh...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Telecom Sleeper Cells, LLM Jailbreaks, Apple Forces U.K. Age Checks and More
Some weeks are loud. This one was quieter but not in a good way.
Apple’s Camera Indicator Lights
A thoughtful review of Apple’s system to alert users that the camera is on. It’s really well-designed, and important in a world where malware could surreptit...
Windows 11 KB5079391 update rolls out Smart App Control improvements
Microsoft has released the KB5079391 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which includes 29 changes, such as Smart App Control and Displa...
BPFdoor hides deep inside the OS kernel to target telecoms worldwide
China-linked Linux backdoor first spotted in 2021, but now runs inside the kernel of core telecom servers and Kubernetes pods.
Researchers release tool to detect stealthy BPFDoor implants in critical infrastructure networks
Telecommunications providers around the world have been dealing with the burrowing efforts of the China-linked APTs for many years now. To help them identify...
New Whitepaper: Exploiting Cellular-based IoT Devices
Rapid7 has released a whitepaper titled “The Weaponization of Cellular Based IoT Technology,” by Deral Heiland, principal security researcher, IoT, at Rapid7...
Standing up for the open Internet: why we appealed Italy’s "Piracy Shield" fine
Cloudflare is appealing a €14 million fine from Italian regulators over "Piracy Shield," a system that forces providers to block content without oversight. W...
Fraud Investigation Reveals Sophisticated Python Malware
Sophisticated Python malware uncovered in fraud probe shows obfuscation, disposable infrastructure
16th February – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 16th February, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Dutch ...
Sustaining Digital Certificate Security - Upcoming Changes to the Chrome Root Store
Posted by Chrome Root Program, Chrome Security Team Note: Google Chrome communicated its removal of default trust of Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock in the publ...
Listen to the whispers: web timing attacks that actually work
Websites are riddled with timing oracles eager to divulge their innermost secrets. It's time we started listening to them.
Fickle PDFs: exploiting browser rendering discrepancies
Imagine the CEO of a random company receives an email containing a PDF invoice file. In Safari and MacOS Preview, the total price displayed is £399.