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FCC Enacts Rules Against SIM Swapping to Protect Mobile Phone Users

SecureWorld News

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. RELATED: How to Protect Yourself from the Surge of Smartphone Hijacking ] Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Decline in robocalls is encouraging, efforts seem to be working

Malwarebytes

The ITG is a group of companies from across the wireline, wireless, VoIP, and cable industries that collaborate to trace, source, and ultimately, stop illegal robocalls. So the FCC has made combatting unlawful robocalls and malicious caller ID spoofing a top consumer protection priority.

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NIST Releases Draft Guidance On Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps In The Healthcare Industry

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On May 8, 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), […].

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Credit Freezes are Free: Let the Ice Age Begin

Krebs on Security

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. Beyond the big three bureaus, Innovis is a distant fourth bureau that some entities use to check consumer creditworthiness.

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NIST Plans To Examine Internet of Things (IoT) For Its Cybersecurity Framework

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NIST’s focus on IoT at its workshop this week comes on the heels of its new draft NIST cybersecurity guidance on securing wireless infusion pumps in the healthcare industry. NIST is accepting public comment on the new draft guidance through July 7, 2017.

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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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