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  1. HACKERAI Malware Turns GitHub Gists Into a Command-and-Control Channel

    Indicators extracted from public reporting. Source: acronis.com/en/tru/posts/patch

    Pulse ID: 6a7ef483bde8f195b14ed712
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a7ef
    Pulse Author: CyberHunter_NL
    Created: 2026-08-14 10:57:07

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #CyberSecurity #GitHub #HTTP #HTTPS #InfoSec #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #Telecom #bot #CyberHunter_NL

  2. HACKERAI Malware Turns GitHub Gists Into a Command-and-Control Channel

    Indicators extracted from public reporting. Source: acronis.com/en/tru/posts/patch

    Pulse ID: 6a7ef483bde8f195b14ed712
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a7ef
    Pulse Author: CyberHunter_NL
    Created: 2026-08-14 10:57:07

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #CyberSecurity #GitHub #HTTP #HTTPS #InfoSec #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #Telecom #bot #CyberHunter_NL

  3. PATCHCORD: New malware cluster targets Afghan telecom and South Asian critical infrastructure

    A previously undocumented custom backdoor called PATCHCORD has been identified targeting Afghan telecom providers and South Asian critical infrastructure organizations. The C/C++ implant is delivered through sector-specific lures including fake VPN installers impersonating Afghan Telecom and telecom management tools. Infrastructure analysis uncovered SHEETCORD, a Go-based implant using Google Sheets for command-and-control, distributed via domains impersonating India's National Informatics Centre. The operation centers on a single C2 server with multiple associated domains impersonating Afghan telecom operators. An exposed staging server revealed SuperShell C2 framework, multiple RAT frameworks, credential harvesting tools, and exploit tooling for CVE-2024-6387. The activity shows moderate confidence overlap with APT36 (Transparent Tribe) based on targeting patterns, malware similarities, shared infrastructure, and operational tradecraft, representing an evolution of the group's capabilities with stronger ...

    Pulse ID: 6a7deb5e9423f6d0a5c5166d
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a7de
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-13 16:05:50

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    #Asia #BackDoor #CredentialHarvesting #CyberSecurity #Google #ICS #India #InfoSec #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #SouthAsia #Telecom #TransparentTribe #VPN #bot #AlienVault

  4. PATCHCORD: New malware cluster targets Afghan telecom and South Asian critical infrastructure

    A previously undocumented custom backdoor called PATCHCORD has been identified targeting Afghan telecom providers and South Asian critical infrastructure organizations. The C/C++ implant is delivered through sector-specific lures including fake VPN installers impersonating Afghan Telecom and telecom management tools. Infrastructure analysis uncovered SHEETCORD, a Go-based implant using Google Sheets for command-and-control, distributed via domains impersonating India's National Informatics Centre. The operation centers on a single C2 server with multiple associated domains impersonating Afghan telecom operators. An exposed staging server revealed SuperShell C2 framework, multiple RAT frameworks, credential harvesting tools, and exploit tooling for CVE-2024-6387. The activity shows moderate confidence overlap with APT36 (Transparent Tribe) based on targeting patterns, malware similarities, shared infrastructure, and operational tradecraft, representing an evolution of the group's capabilities with stronger ...

    Pulse ID: 6a7deb5e9423f6d0a5c5166d
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a7de
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-13 16:05:50

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CredentialHarvesting #CyberSecurity #Google #ICS #India #InfoSec #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #SouthAsia #Telecom #TransparentTribe #VPN #bot #AlienVault

  5. While everyone is focused on #ai and #datacenters, there are 2 major players in the #telecom world that most people would not classify that way, as they are orchestrating the mergers and acquisitions of smaller competitors all across #America, they find 4 small but regionally dominate providers and get them down to 2, and then 1 and then with near silence they acquire that single one for pennies on the dollar, and this is happening at a fairly progressive rate, all while most investors and most in the tech/telecom world are blind to it going on, what's the end game, well after the 2 sweep the nation into 2 pots, they will end up becoming one, and their end goal is to dominate in owning the infrastructure that everyone else needs to actually provide service and to feed the datacenters and ai, these 2 players are playing 6d chess while their competition is focusing on consumer retention, and I find it rather amusing that it is happening in plain sight while remaining hidden from public and corporate view, now if you have no idea whom I am talking about, I am afraid I can not enlighten you, as it may disrupt my enjoyment of watching true genius being played out in real time, for those who know, you know

    You can encourage my continued useless #poetry, creativity and expression of self, #commentary, random thoughts, #philosophy and ideas, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a #disabled man living in #poverty, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…

  6. Telekom Replaces Analog Landline Usage with LTE

    Deutsche Telekom is phasing out traditional analog landline connections in favor of LTE technology, impacting users who rely solely on analog telephone services.

    #EU #Germany #Telecom #Technology #Infrastructure

    golem.de/news/telefon-box-tele

  7. Telekom Replaces Analog Landline Usage with LTE

    Deutsche Telekom is phasing out traditional analog landline connections in favor of LTE technology, impacting users who rely solely on analog telephone services.

    #EU #Germany #Telecom #Technology #Infrastructure

    golem.de/news/telefon-box-tele

  8. 📡 The future of connectivity is coming to Nashville!

    📅 August 18–20, 2026
    📍 Nashville, Tennessee

    ISE EXPO brings together telecom, fiber, wireless, edge, and network infrastructure professionals.

    RELIANOID will be there showcasing how ADC, load balancing, GSLB, traffic management and security can help build more resilient digital infrastructure.

    🚀 Are you attending? Let’s connect!

    🔗 relianoid.com/about-us/events/

  9. 1 #TorstenSlok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management: The bottom line is that the #data-center buildout is smaller than #housing buildout in level but larger in the change in share of GDP, and faster than either housing or the #fiber and #telecom buildout of the ‘90s
    🧵

  10. Trump admin drafting ban on Chinese #datacenter devices
    #FCC which oversees #US #telecom, is working on measure to bar #imports of new #China-made optical transceivers, which allow data to travel over #fiberoptic cables. Officials hope to publish it this year, when it would take effect.
    The move, not previously reported, aims to prevent Chinese firms from stealing data, installing malware or disrupting service at U.S. #datacenters, which house chips to train and run AI.
    yahoo.com/news/politics/articl

  11. ADSL's Copper Miracle: How the telecom industry turned the doomed copper telephone wire into a usable asset with an asymmetric transmission profile and discrete multitone modulation, which provided the early fast (by 2000 standards) always-on Internet connection. (31 min)

    youtube.com/watch?v=phoeSk-qY8s

    #Internet #Telecom #Broadband #TelecomHistory

  12. NightLedger Backdoor Deployed in Espionage Campaign Targeting the Middle East and Africa

    An advanced persistent threat group, Mirage Kitten, is conducting cyber-espionage operations across the Middle East and Africa using three previously undocumented malware families: NightLedger, BridgeHead, and ArcBridge. These tools provide reconnaissance, command execution, covert tunneling, and persistent access capabilities. The campaign targets organizations in Egypt, Jordan, Tanzania, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Burkina Faso across aerospace, aviation, defense, telecommunications, government, financial services, and SMB sectors. Initial access is gained through targeted spear-phishing with recruitment-themed lures and fake videoconferencing pages. The malware demonstrates sophisticated operational security features including victim-specific execution controls, WebSocket-based tunneling, and Cloudflare-backed infrastructure, reflecting the group's investment in bespoke tooling for long-term intelligence collection.

    Pulse ID: 6a71aa488c89bfcbd2814692
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a71a
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-04 09:00:56

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Africa #BackDoor #Cloud #CyberSecurity #Edge #Espionage #Government #InfoSec #Malware #MiddleEast #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Pakistan #Phishing #RAT #SMB #SpearPhishing #Telecom #Telecommunication #bot #cyberespionage #AlienVault

  13. The future of #6G is intelligence by design! 🚀📡🧠

    Explore the new @SNS_JU White Paper: "The AI/ML Landscape for Smart Networks and Services."
    From AI-native architectures & MLOps to agentic AI, see how #MultiX is building autonomous, privacy-aware networks. 🌐🔒

    📖 doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17708459

    #ArtificialIntelligence #MLOps #Telecom #SNSJU #Research

  14. Cleaning Out Inboxes: TA488 Comes for Outlook with Another Half-Click Exploit

    TA488, a Russia-aligned threat actor, initiated a campaign on July 22, 2026, exploiting CVE-2026-42897, a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Outlook Web Access. The campaign targeted US and European government entities, along with telecommunications, financial, hospitality, and aerospace sectors. The attack employs half-click exploits requiring only email opening to trigger compromise, delivering OWAReaper, a novel JavaScript browser-based implant designed for persistent OWA access. OWAReaper operates stealthily within the browser context, featuring dual C&C channels via GitHub commit messages and inbound emails, plus HTTP and DNS exfiltration protocols. The implant survives browser reboots, credential rotation, and device re-imaging through multiple persistence mechanisms including localStorage manipulation, OAuth token theft, and Exchange folder permission modifications. Infrastructure dating to March 2026 suggests potential zero-day exploitation prior to Microsoft's May patch.

    Pulse ID: 6a6a0890823d4ce2caed584a
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a6a0
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-07-29 14:05:04

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Browser #CandC #CyberSecurity #DNS #Email #Europe #GitHub #Government #HTTP #Hospital #InfoSec #Java #JavaScript #Microsoft #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Outlook #RAT #Russia #SMS #Telecom #Telecommunication #Vulnerability #ZeroDay #bot #AlienVault

  15. ☎️ What if thousands of scam phone numbers could simply disappear?

    Joel Bernstein's fraud prevention initiatives at Somos have contributed to shutting down more than 27,000 fraudulent toll-free numbers while helping reduce toll-free traffic pumping by over 90%.

    Hear from him during our FREE livestream on phishing, robocalls & spam.

    📅 July 29 | Noon ET

    Register for the free livestream:
    broadbandbreakfast.com/broadba

    #Cybersecurity #Telecom #Robocalls #FraudPrevention #tech #technology

  16. ☎️ Ever wonder what happens after someone reports a robocall?

    As Executive Director of the Industry Traceback Group, Josh Bercu leads efforts to trace suspected illegal robocalls back to their source and strengthen the fight against scam callers.

    📅 July 29 | Noon ET

    Register here:
    broadbandbreakfast.com/broadba

    #Cybersecurity #Robocalls #Telecom #Broadband #Scams #tech #policy #technology #panelist #live #livestream

  17. Mirage Kitten targets Middle East and Africa region with new malware

    Mirage Kitten, an advanced persistent threat group also known as UNC1549, Smoke Sandstorm, and Nimbus Manticore, has been observed deploying a previously undocumented malware set targeting aerospace, aviation, defense, and telecommunications sectors across the Middle East and Africa. The toolset includes NightLedger, a Windows backdoor with reconnaissance, command execution, file operations, process discovery, and screenshot capture capabilities. Two custom WebSocket-based tunneling tools, ArcBridge and BridgeHead, enable covert network access and operator-controlled tunneling through victim networks. The group employs highly targeted spear-phishing campaigns, fake recruitment portals, and lookalike videoconferencing pages. Victims were identified in Egypt, Jordan, Tanzania, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Burkina Faso. The malware demonstrates operational security through username-based execution checks and advanced proxy traversal capabilities.

    Pulse ID: 6a689c34d4df4bb1475d80c7
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a689
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-07-28 12:10:28

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    #Africa #BackDoor #CyberSecurity #Edge #InfoSec #Malware #MiddleEast #Nim #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Pakistan #Phishing #Proxy #RAT #SpearPhishing #Telecom #Telecommunication #Troll #UNC1549 #Windows #bot #AlienVault

  18. The deadline to comment on the FCC’s proposed rule to require government ID, physical address, and alternative phone number for every phone line in the US is July 25.

    Comment now!

    Instructions👇
    discuss.privacyguides.net/t/le

    #FCC #KYC #Privacy #Telecom #TechNews

  19. Operation RoundPress Rolls on with More Half-Click Webmail Zero-Days

    TA458, a Russia-aligned espionage group likely linked to GRU, continues exploiting half-click cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in webmail platforms to steal sensitive email data. These exploits require no user interaction beyond opening the malicious email in webmail. The actor exploited multiple zero-days including SOGo (CVE-2026-8496), Zimbra (CVE-2025-27915), and mDaemon (CVE-2025-3929), alongside n-day Roundcube vulnerabilities. TA458 deploys SpyPress malware, an obfuscated JavaScript-based tool customized for each targeted mailserver, stealing credentials, contacts, and emails. The group primarily targets Ukrainian government entities and Eastern European military installations across Albania, Greece, Moldova, and Türkiye, with occasional focus on chemical, telecommunications, and technology sectors. Recent variants include backdoor mechanisms for persistent access through reverse shells and webshells.

    Pulse ID: 6a6241a95227e5bddd350d13
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a624
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-07-23 16:30:33

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Albania #BackDoor #CyberSecurity #EasternEurope #Email #Espionage #Europe #Government #InfoSec #Java #JavaScript #Malware #Military #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Russia #SMS #Telecom #Telecommunication #UK #Ukr #Ukrainian #Webmail #ZeroDay #Zimbra #bot #AlienVault