AT&T says it plans to spend $250B+ over the next five years to expand its US networks, calling them “critical conduits” for cloud computing and the AI boom
AT&T Inc. said it will spend more than $250 billion in the next five years to build out its infrastructure in the U.S. …
The US FCC announces proceedings to potentially bar Hong Kong-based telco HKT and its subsidiaries from accessing domestic US networks, citing its ties to China
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Congress approves $3B in funding for a project to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from US networks nationwide; Trump's FCC started the initiative in 2020
Legislative and executive branch actions highlight concerns that phone and internet networks are vulnerable to Beijing-sponsored hackers.
The FCC notifies Congress that service providers requested ~$5.6B to replace Huawei and ZTE equipment in US networks, up from the FCC's $1.8B estimate in 2020
In 2020 the estimate was $1.8 billion — now it's $5.6 billion — The estimated cost of replacing Huawei and ZTE equipment in US networks has increased substantially.
Sources familiar with the investigation of SolarWinds breach say hackers from Russia's SVR intelligence agency likely still maintain access to US networks
Washington (CNN)The White House's top official on the response to the massive SolarWinds hack says the sweeping measures announced …
Source: Treasury's hackers used a flaw in a SolarWinds product; SolarWinds, which touts 300K+ customers, says the flaw was the result of a “supply chain attack”
and it has the Kremlin's fingerprints all over it. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Thomas Brewster / @iblametom : New - A review of contract records shows DOD, FBI, DHS, Veterans Affairs and many other ...
From December 2018 to May of this year, Russia's GRU hacker group known as APT 28 or Fancy Bear has carried out a broad campaign against a range of US targets
A previously unreported Fancy Bear campaign persisted for well over a year—and indicates that the notorious group has broadened its focus. Tweets: @anthomsec , @wired , @dragosinc , @robertmlee , @a_g...
Sources: Chinese spies inserted tiny chips onto products from US-based motherboard giant Supermicro to infiltrate ~30 US companies including Amazon and Apple
There's recent news about some really interesting hardware implants. Nicholas Weaver / Lawfare : The China SuperMicro Hack: About That Bloomberg Report Andrew Marino / The Verge : Vergecast: Chinese s...
US CERT identifies FALLCHILL RAT used by North Korean Lazarus Group, sources say in use since 2016; US also shared IP addresses associated with Volgmer trojan
HIDDEN COBRA - North Korean Trojan: Volgmer Patrick Howell O'Neill / Cyberscoop : U.S. CERT issues report on remote hacking tool used by North Korea Stephanie Condon / ZDNet : DHS, FBI describe North ...
At FBI's request, Spain arrests a visiting Russian, Peter Levashov, who infosec experts say is an e-mail spam kingpin known as Peter Severa
And His Massive Botnet Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security : Alleged Spam King Pyotr Levashov Arrested CNN : DOJ plans to disrupt global spam network after Russian hacker's arrest Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFee...