What is colocation (colo)? A colocation facility (colo) is a data center or telecommunications facility in which a business can rent space for servers, storage devices and other computing and networking hardware. Typically, a colo provides the building, cooling, power supply, voice and data network bandwidth, internet access and physical security, while the customer provides […]
Iranian espionage group Seedworm (aka Muddywater) has been targeting organizations operating in the telecommunications sector in Egypt, Sudan, and Tanzania. Seedworm has been active since at least 2017, and has targeted organizations in many countries, though it is most strongly associated with attacks on organizations in the Middle East. It has been publicly stated that […]
Researchers have uncovered a new cyberespionage campaign targeting the telecommunications industry and government organizations across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Vietnam. The campaign, named Stayin Alive, has been active since 2021 and is possibly the work of a Chinese threat actor called ToddyCat. Infection process The campaign employs spear-phishing emails and DLL side-loading to deliver archive […]
Telecommunications company T-Mobile has been accused of two data breaches – one caused by a “system glitch” that accidentally exposed the personal information of its customers and the other that allegedly exposed employee personal information. The data breach was recognized by customers on September 20, who noticed that, upon logging into the T-Mobile app, that […]