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Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

February 28, 2023 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, allison nixon, Data Breaches, international computer science institute, minecraft, nicholas weaver, roblox, security keys, SIM swapping, T-Mobile, tmo up, unit 221b, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:14:57 +0000

Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish T-Mobile employees for access to internal company tools, and then convert that access into a cybercrime service that could be hired to divert any T-Mobile user’s text messages and phone calls to another device.

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How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

August 30, 2022 0 Comments 0ktapus, christopher knauer, CloudFlare, Data Breaches, digitalocean, doordash, group-ib, klaviyo, mailchimp, matthew prince, security keys, security tools, signal, sitel group, T-Mobile, teleperformance, twilio, twitter, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:53:39 +0000

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the world’s largest technology companies and customer support firms. A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices.