#telecomssecurity

Vulnerabilities Exposed Millions of Cox Modems to Remote Hacking

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June 4, 2024 at 06:24AM Cox Communications recently patched several vulnerabilities in their modems, preventing potential remote takeovers by hackers. Discovered in March by expert Sam Curry, the flaws allowed attackers to bypass authorization, gaining control of millions of modems and potentially accessing customer data. Cox promptly addressed the issue after being notified. Key Meeting … Read more

IT trade union confirms cybersecurity experts investigating IT, email outage

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March 25, 2024 at 11:35AM The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is dealing with a cyberattack, originally mistaken for just an IT outage. Member data may have been targeted, prompting involvement of cybersecurity experts. The union is working to assess the extent of the attack, inform members, and restore its IT systems. The Information Commissioner’s Office … Read more