Re: WSJ: Dozens of Countries Hit in Chinese Telecom Hacking Campaign, Top U.S. Official Says

[Joe Klein <jsklein () gmail com>]

I was wrong. Here is a list:
https://firewalltimes.com/att-data-breaches/
https://firewalltimes.com/verizon-data-breaches/
https://firewalltimes.com/google-data-breach-timeline/

Over the past 25 years, security researchers worldwide have consistently
identified new SS7 vulnerabilities (thank you AT&T) each year. Furthermore,
at BlackHat around 2006, a researcher revealed several major
vulnerabilities in law enforcement tools, techniques, and technologies.





Joe Klein

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Gretzky
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On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM Joe Klein <jsklein () gmail com> wrote:

> Here is the public Breach Report for T-Mobile.
> https://firewalltimes.com/t-mobile-data-breaches/
> Unable to find AT&T, Verizon or several other companies on the list.
>
> Joe Klein
>
> "inveniet viam, aut faciet" --- Seneca's Hercules Furens (Act II, Scene 1)
> "*I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been."
> -- *Wayne Gretzky
> "I never lose. I either win or learn" - Nelson Mandela
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 3:43 PM Ryan Wilkins <ryan () deadfrog net> wrote:
>
> > There’s been a question about T-Mobile being part of this or not.  I have
> > no specific knowledge, but just count the number of times they’ve been
> > hacked in the past (that we know of) and draw your conclusion that they’re
> > part of this.
> >
> > Ryan Wilkins
> >
> > On Dec 5, 2024, at 3:38 PM, Joe Klein <jsklein () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > I suspect that a gag order has been issued for the other companies, and a
> > cybersecurity incident response team has already been hired and is in place.
> >
> > Joe Klein
> >
> > "inveniet viam, aut faciet" --- Seneca's Hercules Furens (Act II, Scene
> > 1)
> > "*I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been."
> > -- *Wayne Gretzky
> > "I never lose. I either win or learn" - Nelson Mandela
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM Jason Iannone <jason.iannone () gmail com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > CNN mentioned Lumen. T-Mo?
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 5:22 PM J. Hellenthal via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Failing to find a list of providers that were hit. Anyone know more ? I
> > > > don't see them mentioned.
> > > > Verizon & AT&T I know of.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >  J. Hellenthal
> > > >
> > > > The fact that there's a highway to Hell but only a stairway to Heaven
> > > > says a lot about anticipated traffic volume.
> > > >
> > > > > On Dec 4, 2024, at 14:59, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > At least eight U.S. telecommunications firms were compromised in the
> > > > attack, a senior White House official said
> > > > >
> > > > https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/dozens-of-countries-hit-in-chinese-telecom-hacking-campaign-top-u-s-official-says-2a3a5cca
> > > > > Chinese government officials have denied responsibility for the
> > > > hacking
> > > > > Anne Neuberger, President Biden’s deputy national security adviser
> > > > for cyber and emerging technology
> > > > > “We believe that the voluntary approach has proved inadequate for the
> > > > most critical companies that underpin our critical infrastructure. So we
> > > > want to complement CISA’s efforts with regulatory efforts."