Telstra service provider hit by cyber attack as hackers claim SIM card information stolen

Anton Nilsson reports: Hackers have claimed they have gained access to “tens of thousands” of SIM cards after a cyber attack against an Australian telecom firm. The victim, Melbourne-based Schepisi Communications, describes itself as a “platinum partner” of Telstra that supplies phone numbers and cloud storage services on behalf of the telecommunications giant. The company’s website has been offline for days after a hacker group said it infiltrated the company’s data systems and posted a disturbing ransom note on the dark web. Read more on news.com.au.  The site may also be offline because the threat actors known as Avaddon also are using a DDoS attack on the company to increase pressure on them to pay the extortion demand.DataBreaches.netRead More