Cyber criminals using insiders to carry out telecommunications attacks

Cyber criminals are frequently turning to insiders to gain access to telecommunications networks and subscriber data, according to a new report from Kaspersky Lab. According to the report, 28 percent of all cyber-attacks and 38 percent of targeted attacks now involve malicious activity by insiders. Telco providers are some of the top targets for cyber-attacks due to the vast amount of confidential data they collect, so criminals are recruiting employees through underground channels or blackmailing staff with compromising information to carry out their attacks. The blackmailing approach in particular has grown in popularity as a result of breaches that have… [Continue Reading]