T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: 'Other providers may be seeing different outcomes'

Attackers - possibly China's Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage crew - compromised an unnamed wireline provider's network and used this access to try to break into T-Mobile US systems multiple times over the past few weeks, according to its Chief Security Officer Jeff Simon.  Simon was among the telecom execs who met White House …

[Yorick Hunt]

"... the crew compromised systems used for performing communications wiretapping for law enforcement..."

Wow, didn't see that coming! Who would've thought that a built-in back door could be exploited?

[Anonymous Coward]

Great, now I have to tilt my monitor again to let the sarcasm drip out..

:)

[Anonymous Coward]

Just leave it that way, maybe with a bucket under the low corner. Or a funnel with a hose to the nearest sink, because you'll spend all day emptying that bucket...

[Aleph0]

Tempting fate

Eh I don't know, but bragging like this could be seen by some as a challenge...

Reminds me of the Discworld method of committing suicide by walking into the Mended Drum tavern and announcing your name as 'Vincent the Invulnerable' or any such nonsense.

Icon: GNU PTerry

[Blazde]

Re: Tempting fate

Couldn't help noticing this challengey line from their blog:

Layered defenses that more effectively deter attacks, essentially a series of gates that are increasingly difficult to pass

All they need is a high score table and a chat lobby and they're gamified their network security.

Maybe_Salt_Typhoon - Level 1 (compromised wireline provider) [Game In Progress]

[David 132]

Re: Tempting fate

Welcome to The T-Mobile Intranet(TM)

(C) 1977-2024 Infocom, Inc.

You are in your compromised account's home directory.

You see: A Collection of TXT files; A JPG; A File Named "Passwords.DOC".

Exits: North, West.

> GO NORTH

A firewall blocks your path!

> EXAMINE FIREWALL

It says "Palo Alto Networks"

...

[seven of five]

Re: Tempting fate

> You are in your compromised account's home directory.

In this case, the visible files most probably are a couple of pptx, .xlsx, .wma and .jpg.

Certainly no .txt

[Bebu sa Ware]

Re: Tempting fate

The clever intruders ensured the usual ITSEC prattery found their feint while the intruder was attaining their real object.

AKA Declaiming "Mission Accomplished" while standing on an aircraft carrier. :)

[ChoHag]

Some.

Funny what putting some effort and resources into IT security can do