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FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data

Krebs on Security

In February 2020, the FCC put all four wireless providers on notice that their practices of sharing access to customer location data were likely violating the law. For example, $47 million is less than one percent of Verizon’s total wireless service revenue in 2023, which was nearly $77 billion.

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AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers

The Hacker News

American telecom service provider AT&T has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to "nearly all" of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using AT&T's wireless network.

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VoltSchemer attacks use wireless chargers to inject voice commands, fry phones

Bleeping Computer

A team of academic researchers show that a new set of attacks called 'VoltSchemer' can inject voice commands to manipulate a smartphone's voice assistant through the magnetic field emitted by an off-the-shelf wireless charger. [.]

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Smashing Security podcast #361: Wireless charging woe, AI romance apps, and ransomware revisited

Graham Cluley

Your smartphone may be toast – if you use a hacked wireless charger, we take a closer look at the latest developments in the unfolding LockBit ransomware drama, and Carole dips her toe into online AI romance apps.

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FCC Proposes to Fine Wireless Carriers $200M for Selling Customer Location Data

Krebs on Security

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed fines of more than $200 million against the nation’s four largest wireless carriers for selling access to their customers’ location information without taking adequate precautions to prevent unauthorized access to that data. ” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),

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Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do.

Krebs on Security

Corrupt wireless company employees taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to unlock and hijack mobile phone service. Wireless providers selling real-time customer location data, despite repeated promises to the contrary. Incessantly annoying and fraudulent robocalls. AT&T in particular has had a rough month.

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What is Wireless Network Penetration Testing? [Explained]

Security Boulevard

Are your wireless networks truly safe from cyber threats? Wireless network penetration testing is critical to answer that question with confidence. Here’s what you will discover in this guide on wireless pen testing. Explained] Read More » The post What is Wireless Network Penetration Testing?