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Chinese telcos given 2027 deadline to ditch foreign chips

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April 15, 2024
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To reduce dependence on foreign technologies, Chinese officials have reportedly mandated the country’s leading telecom operators – including China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom – to eliminate foreign semiconductors from their networks b…

French municipal services disrupted by cyberattack

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April 12, 2024
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Multiple French municipalities have experienced significant disruptions to public services following a “large-scale cyber attack” on shared servers. The ongoing cyber assault has compromised the operational capacity of crucial local governm…

AT&T probes data breach affecting millions of customers

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April 2, 2024
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AT&T announced on Saturday that it is investigating a major data breach involving the personal information of over 73 million current and former customer accounts. The company said a data set containing records on approximately 7.6 million existing…

Cybersecurity agencies issue warning over Chinese hacking group

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March 21, 2024
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Government cybersecurity authorities in the US and allied nations are sounding the alarm bell again over the Chinese hacking group known as Volt Typhoon. In a joint advisory issued on Tuesday, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CI…

French government cyber crisis teams ‘useless’ against DDoS

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March 12, 2024
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Several French government websites and networks have been crippled by an intense and ongoing series of cyberattacks over the past day, with pro-Russian hacker group Anonymous Sudan mocking the government’s cyber defense capabilities as “use…

Viavi to acquire Spirent in $1.2B deal

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March 5, 2024
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Viavi Solutions has agreed to acquire Spirent Communications in an all-cash deal valuing Spirent at around $1.2 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spirent shareholders will receive 175 pence per share—comprising 172.5 pence in cash and a 2.5 …

ASIO chief warns of critical infrastructure sabotage threat

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March 1, 2024
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Mike Burgess, Director General of Security at Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), has raised concerns over the potential for sabotage targeting critical infrastructure. Speaking at ASIO’s annual threat assessment, Burgess…

GSMA Open Gateway unlocks mobile network capabilities for developers

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February 23, 2024
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A new collaboration between the world’s leading mobile operators will accelerate innovation across industries from finance and retail to transportation, healthcare, and beyond. The GSMA Open Gateway initiative provides developers simplified acces…

GSMA Open Gateway unlocks mobile network capabilities for developers

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February 23, 2024
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Toshiba and Orange demo quantum-secure fibre data transmission

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February 22, 2024
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Toshiba and Orange have achieved significant milestones in quantum-secure data transmission. Through a meticulous series of evaluations, the two companies have showcased the practicality of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology in safeguarding data…