By now, there’s a big change you may have heard of Salt Typhoon, a hacking group that has been active since 2020 and has carried out various attacks against the US and globally, while reportedly being sponsored by China.
Earlier this year, reports began emerging of a cyberattack on internet service providers involving Salt Typhoon gaining access to eight or more telecommunications companies systems. This incident is now believed to have been going on for anywhere from 1 to 2 years, with Salt Typhoon still having access to various systems. Even with constant work to end the unauthorized access, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, has expressed how difficult it is to know when all hackers who still have access will finally be completely kicked out of the systems.
Some of the well-known telecommunications companies who have been breached by Salt Typhoon include Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Read the link below to find out what you need to know.
(–Source: Mashable on MSN
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It turns out sending text messages between Apple and Android users is not as secure as you may think. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are warning Apple and Android users to encrypt their text messages as China-affiliated hackers are targeting telecommunications infrastructure.
The FBI and CISA are suggesting that smartphone users switch to texting apps such as WhatsApp for texting between Apple and Android users. The messages between two Apple device users are encrypted, as well as messages between two Android devices, but messages between Apple and Android devices are where potential security issues arise.
(–Source: USA Today
Read More: How to encrypt your text messages to protect from cyberattacks )
In late November of this year, American Addiction Centers, Inc. (AAC) filed a notice of data breach after discovering that an unauthorized third party had gained access to sensitive information entrusted to the company. With this attack being so fresh, the only information that has been publicly released about the incident states that the breach was due to a network server experiencing a “hacking / IT incident.”
(–Source: JD Supra
Read More: American Addiction Centers Notifies Federal Government of Recent Data Breach | Console and Associates, P.C. – JDSupra )
Krispy Kreme’s online ordering system was disrupted after unauthorized activity was detected on its systems on November 29th.
In-store operations and daily deliveries to partners were not affected and customers can still place orders in stores. Investigations are currently taking place with leading cybersecurity experts.
(–Source: The Cybersecurity Hub
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