Iranian cyberattack hit multiple Pakistani telecoms and extracted trove of data using virtual tunnel

[I S I]

Biradar cuntri

 

[Muhammed45]

I am thinking of trolling by buying a pigeon and tying a troll message to pigeon leg. The message could be "To agent Modi - the tea is fantastic from Nawaz Sharif I love you.

 

[925boy]

time to return the favour?

regards

Please use your spy pigeons...

 

[925boy]

Seriously, Iran is doing cyberattacks to extract data on spy targets from Pakistani telecoms. Meanwhile Pakistan is busy trying to fire everyone from only dysfunctional steel mill in Pakistan. The contrast is stark.

Or is Pakistan also harboring elements that Iranian govt doesnt like and wants to eliminate?

Iran is not a top player when it comes to cyberspace,

Sorry but this is false. Most current rankings of cyberpower rank Iran at 4th at the lowest. Iran has either passed Israel, or is on Israel's tail tightly for the 3rd spot.

If this is true, iran really nees to be punished, not necessarily in cyber world. Red lines need to be drawn, our leadership is dumb and weak.

You guys have given so many red lines to Iran and Iranian broke them.

 

[TNT]

You guys have given so many red lines to Iran and Iranian broke them.

Just coz we are kind, doesnt mean we are weak or not able to take u down. Our aim is to have peace in the region, if iran keeps doing dirty kiddish games then we can send u back to stoneage as well. Better focus on ur poor ppl dying of hunger and disease.

 

[S.Y.A]

talking about cyber force, a general who is to be rewarded, or punished (depending on how the military views the force) will be made its DG/Chairman, who knows next to nothing about cybersecurity and warfare. Then, all the upper positions will be filled with some more lower ranking generals. and then some crony babas will fill the positions. and finally some engineers/scientists will be hired, who no one will listen to, because a baba or a general sahab already had their mind set on something.

You guys have given so many red lines to Iran and Iranian broke them.

not the govt. the govt and current army leadership are pussies. they will be sending a basket of roses to iran in retaliation.

talking about cyber force, a general who is to be rewarded, or punished (depending on how the military views the force) will be made its DG/Chairman, who knows next to nothing about cybersecurity and warfare. Then, all the upper positions will be filled with some more lower ranking generals. and then some crony babas will fill the positions. and finally some engineers/scientists will be hired, who no one will listen to, because a baba or a general sahab already had their mind set on something.

ohh, and senseless restrictions will be placed (including, and it may sound funny, no internet). the people will not be allowed to try new things, they will not be allowed to study further, or collaborate with unis.

someone started a national cyber training program, and this is the team that they have:

most of them look like dakaits. the others obviously have no business being there. all of them are there just for additional allowances, and free lunches.

 

[HAIDER]

talking about cyber force, a general who is to be rewarded, or punished (depending on how the military views the force) will be made its DG/Chairman, who knows next to nothing about cybersecurity and warfare. Then, all the upper positions will be filled with some more lower ranking generals. and then some crony babas will fill the positions. and finally some engineers/scientists will be hired, who no one will listen to, because a baba or a general sahab already had their mind set on something.


not the govt. the govt and current army leadership are pussies. they will be sending a basket of roses to iran in retaliation.


ohh, and senseless restrictions will be placed (including, and it may sound funny, no internet). the people will not be allowed to try new things, they will not be allowed to study further, or collaborate with unis.

someone started a national cyber training program, and this is the team that they have:
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most of them look like dakaits. the others obviously have no business being there. all of them are there just for additional allowances, and free lunches.

Is it Maula Jatt cast ?

 

[S.Y.A]

Is it Maula Jatt cast ?

yeah, i think so. you know one of the chairman navtec (the current one or the previous one i dont remember) was a former policeman, who had a shady past, a very shady past. if you know what i mean.

 

[HAIDER]

A group of Iranian hackers has targeted three telecom firms in Pakistan and breached data servers, revealed a cyber security company, Symantec.

While the report does not reveal the names of the companies that were targeted, it discloses that the group uses virtual “tunnels” to stay connected to the victims’ machines without a trace.

Using virtual tunnel technique, they can also access other machines on the same network to extract valuable information.

Jon DiMaggio, senior cyber threat analyst at Symantec explained, Iranian “Greenbug” is capable to breach telecom network repeatedly. “As we would close one door, they would attempt to come back from another.”

Besides, this is not the first time a hacker group has been involved in cyberattacks against telecom companies. According to Symantec, 18 different groups linked to various governments around the globe targeted telecom firms in 2019.

Telecom companies will always get these cyberattacks because they have valuable information in their databases, says Symantec. Big telecom companies like AT&T and Verizon have heavily invested in protection against cyberattacks, however, not all companies have the same resources.

The reports recommended firms to keep their systems up to date with the latest security tools and features. There are tools that can automatically eliminate vulnerabilities from the databases of companies.

https://thecurrent.pk/iranian-hackers-attack-3-major-pakistani-telecom-companies/

Doubt this news is true, because Pak Army cyber wing has state of the art equipment brought and trained by Chinese. News source is some US company who provide basic security software or firewalls. Symantec may don't even know someone is using there name.

 

[Enigma SIG]

PTA just announced a crackdown on VPN's don't know if it is part of this:

https://www.pta.gov.pk/en/media-center/single-media/public-notice---get-your-vpn-registered-080620

 

[HAIDER]

yeah, i think so. you know one of the chairman navtec (the current one or the previous one i dont remember) was a former policeman, who had a shady past, a very shady past. if you know what i mean.

No merit system in Pakistan. Safarish has killed us.

PTA just announced a crackdown on VPN's don't know if it is part of this:

https://www.pta.gov.pk/en/media-center/single-media/public-notice---get-your-vpn-registered-080620

is it notice for companies or individuals ?

 

[Enigma SIG]

is it notice for companies or individuals ?

Both. PTA has been coming down hard on sites hosting anti-China rhetoric too. 9GAG is fully blocked now.

 

[HAIDER]

Both. PTA has been coming down hard on sites hosting anti-China rhetoric too. 9GAG is fully blocked now.

wtf .... our democracy our rule ... yeah obviously ..all shared hosting and shared data... well, if they finance the whole program, then they have to listen others.....

 

[El Sidd]

Biradar cuntri

What do you think Iran will do with this Data?

 

[Enigma SIG]

wtf .... our democracy our rule ... yeah obviously ..all shared hosting and shared data... well, if they finance the whole program, then they have to listen others.....

Well this is more about rising criminal activity than anti-China I admit. While businesses have a legitimate use for VPN's for which PTA is getting them registered, people just like anonymity because well you know why.