A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach
In April, South Korea’s telco giant SK Telecom (SKT) was hit by a cyberattack that led to the theft of personal data on approximately 23 million customers, equivalent to almost…
Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has put a hold on the Trump administration’s nomination of Sean Plankey to head the federal government’s top cybersecurity agency, citing a “multi-year cover up” of…
Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations
Japanese telecom giant NTT Communications (NTT Com) has confirmed that hackers accessed the data of almost 18,000 corporate customers during a February cyberattack, affecting an as-yet-unknown number of individuals. The…
T-Mobile says telco hackers had ‘no access’ to customer call and text message logs
U.S. phone giant T-Mobile said Wednesday that hackers had “no access” to its customers’ calls, text messages, and voicemails during an ongoing industry-wide cyberattack targeting internet and phone companies. T-Mobile’s…