last month estimates that more than 74 million U.S. telecom customers have already had their data leaked on the dark web so far in 2023. Each of the attacks in the report involved breaches at third-party vendors.The telecom sector is uniquely vulnerable to cyberattacks given the constant industry pressure to bring in new vendors to help them expand their business lines, Marcus Fowler, CEO of Darktrace Federal, told Axios.
But those added third-party vendors create a mounting security risk since it's difficult for companies to completely vet a new contractor's security stack before they sign a contract, Michael Sikorski, chief technology officer at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 research lab, told Axios. "We're definitely seeing a huge uptick in telecom attacks now, not necessarily directly against them," Sikorski said. "They tend to have pretty large security budgets, but if you think about how much outsourcing those entities are doing, it's significant."T-Mobile said earlier this year that it
AT&T misled the public about ending funding for GOP candidates after the Jan 6 attack on our Capitol, & resumed funding to GOP candidates who supported 2020 election lies.
Dallas, TX-based AT&T corporate owns CNN, controls DirectTV, & was the top investor in the creation of OAN. Their security breaches aid US enemies.
1. AT&T corporate are one of the top contributors to GOP extremists' campaigns, corrupt PACS, & most of its lobbyists are former govt members.