Accountability Authentication Consumer Protection Telecommunications 
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules aimed at enhancing security measures for cell phone accounts. SIM swapping involves the unauthorized transfer of a user's account to a SIM card controlled by malicious actors, achieved by convincing the victim's wireless carrier to make the change.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Enacted in May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act rolls back some of the restrictions placed on banks in the wake of the Great Recession of the last decade. Spouses may request freezes for each other by phone as long as they pass authentication. But it also includes a silver lining.
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