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FINALLY! FCC Gets Tough on Robocall Fraud
Richi Jennings | | alternative payment fraud, Brendan Carr, fcc, FCC Failures, FCC Follies, Federal Communications Commission, Fraud, gift card, gift cards, Know Your Customer, KYC, mariocop123.com, robocall, Robocallers, Robocalls, SB Blogwatch, scam, Scams, telco, Telnyx, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, vishing, vishing attacks, VoIP
KYC isn’t a Thing, claims telco: Commissioner Brendan Carr (pictured) wants $4.5 million fine on Telnyx, for enabling “illegal robocall scheme.” ...
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FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair?
Richi Jennings | | Big Telecom, carrier, Carriers, Diameter, digital telecom, fcc, FCC Failures, FCC Follies, FCC privacy rules, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Government, Location, location access risks, location data, Location data privacy, location history, location intelligence, location privacy, location sharing location tracking, location tracking, mobile carrier, mobile carrier vulnerability, Mobile carriers, Mobile Location Tracking, Mobile Tracking, Phone Carrier, RADIUS, roaming, Ron Wyden, SB Blogwatch, Sen. Ron Wyden, Smartphone Location Tracking, ss7, telco, Telecom, Telecom Cybersecurity, Telecom Industry, Telecom Industry Vulnerabilities, telecommunications, Telecommunications Security, telephone, telephones, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, wireless carrier
Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities ...
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US Phone Service Exposes Millions of Messages Between Inmates and Their Friends and Families
Filip Truta | | bob diachenko, comparitech, Industry News, inmate, jail, phone system, prison, telco, telmate
Telmate, a company that facilitates monitored inmate communications with the outside world, has exposed a large database containing tens of millions of call logs, private messages, and personal information about inmates and ...

Attackers Demand $7.5 Million in Monero after Hacking Argentine Telco
Argentina’s largest telecom was recently hit by ransomware, with the attackers demanding a huge ransom, and setting a deadline for today. Telecom, a leading operator in the country, is being held for ...

The Importance of Cyber-security in the world of Telecommunications
Raajveer Loyal | | Data Privacy, Data Security, data-centric, Database Security, telco, Telecom Industry, telecommunications
When it comes to cybersecurity the telecommunications sector is widely viewed as one of the most vulnerable to cyber security attacks. According to a recent report from Efficient 43% of telecommunication organisations ...