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Breach Record

Telefonica

DISCLOSED 2025-01-15 · MALWARE

Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica experienced a cybersecurity breach. The attack involved infostealers that managed to bypass EDR and XDR defenses. The article discusses methods used by infostealers to evade detection.

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What we know

Disclosed
2025-01-15
Attack vector
Malware
Sector
telecommunications
Country
Spain
Domain
telefonica.com
EDR BYPASSED
ColdRecon assessment

Could a positive-security control have prevented this?

Verdict · unclear · opinion

The article discusses infostealers bypassing EDR/XDR but provides no details on the specific attack chain or whether a positive-security model would have prevented it.

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