T-Mobile Alerts 2.3 Million Customers of Data Breach Tied to Leaky API

T-Mobile alerts millions of its customers to a breach of its website that resulted in subscriber names, zip codes, phone numbers, email addresses and account numbers being stolen. Continue reading T-Mobile Alerts 2.3 Million Customers of Data Breach Tied to Leaky API

Quickjack, Olympics, Largest DDoS Attack, and Bad AI is Still Bad AI – Paul’s Security Weekly #549

In the news, Quickjack advanced Clickjacking & frame slicing attack tool, how to fight mobile number port-out scams, the Russians hacked the Olympics, top 5 ways security vulnerabilities hide in your IT systems, and GitHub hit by largest DDoS attac… Continue reading Quickjack, Olympics, Largest DDoS Attack, and Bad AI is Still Bad AI – Paul’s Security Weekly #549

How to Fight Mobile Number Port-out Scams

T-Mobile, AT&T and other mobile carriers are reminding customers to take advantage of free services that can block identity thieves from easily “porting” your mobile number out to another provider, which allows crooks to intercept your calls and messages while your phone goes dark. Tips for minimizing the risk of number porting fraud are available below for customers of all four major mobile providers, including Sprint and Verizon. Continue reading How to Fight Mobile Number Port-out Scams