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Twenty years ago, T-Mobile premiered the Sidekick—a status symbol that cashed in on the ubiquity of Internet culture. Continue reading The Sidekick Was Pop Culture’s Most Stylish and Innovative Cellphone
The top law enforcement officials from multiple states are alerting people affected by an August 2021 breach at T-Mobile that their personal data might be circulating in cybercrime forums online. “Information stolen in a massive data breach has fallen into the wrong hands and is circulating on the dark web,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday in a news release. Officials from California, Florida and several other states issued similar warnings. The T-Mobile breach involved the data of tens of millions of current, former or potential customers who had applied for credit with the wireless company. The stolen data is attractive for identity theft and other financial crimes. The hacker who claimed responsibility for the breach told The Wall Street Journal in August that T-Mobile’s security was “awful.” Law enforcement agencies from multiple states are investigating the breach. In some cases, the hacker accessed people’s names, dates of […]
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T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom AG launched T-IoT, a comprehensive enterprise solution for global IoT connectivity, platform management and support. With T-IoT, enterprises have one global team and one global solution to manage all their connections a… Continue reading T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom launch IoT solution to simplify connectivity for enterprises
T-Mobile announced it is partnering with CTIA to develop best practices for new enhanced Caller ID for businesses. With this new branded caller ID (BCI) solution, businesses and organizations will be able to deliver verified calls that include an easil… Continue reading T-Mobile partners with CTIA to protect consumers from scammers and unwanted robocalls
The FCC is exploring updating data breach laws for telecom carriers, the agency announced Wednesday. “Current law already requires telecommunications carriers to protect the privacy and security of sensitive customer information,” said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. “But these rules need updating to fully reflect the evolving nature of data breaches and the real-time threat they pose to affected consumers.” One key change suggested in the proposal is eliminating the seven-business-day waiting period required of businesses before notifying customers of a breach. The proposed rule would also require carriers to report breaches to the FCC in addition to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service. Current FCC rules require that carriers over 5,000 or more customers notify the FCC of a data breach within seven days of discovery, while breaches affecting fewer than 5,000 customers must be reported no later than 30 days. The FCC proposal aims to “align the Commission’s rules […]
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Some European cell phone carriers, and now T-Mobile, are blocking Apple’s Private Relay anonymous browsing feature.
This could be an interesting battle to watch.
Slashdot thread.
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By Waqas
T-Mobile is the only telecom giant to suffer at least three known data breaches in 2021.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: T-Mobile’s latest data breach exposed users to SIM swapping attacks
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Piiano announced that it has raised a $9M seed round. The round was led by cybersecurity-focused VC YL Ventures with the participation of Jibe Ventures and founders of cybersecurity companies such as Snyk, Armis, Wiz and Aqua. Founded by security exper… Continue reading Piiano raises $9M to secure and control PII with data privacy engineering for the cloud
The Federal Communications Commission proposed rules Thursday aimed at curbing the threat of attacks in which cybercriminals use a victim’s personal information to steal their phone number and swap it into a scammer-controlled device, a technique known as “SIM-swapping” or “port-out fraud.” Specifically, the proposed rule would amend the rules regarding porting numbers from one account or phone to another to include a requirement that carriers “adopt secure methods of authenticating a customer.” The draft rule also proposes that careers be required to immediately notify customers of any request to swap or port-out their number. Scammers can use such access to reset or takeover other accounts, including social media profiles or financial accounts. The FCC did not publicly rlease the rules by press time Thursday. The agency declined to comment on how the rule will define “secure methods.” SIM-swapping can give cybercriminals more than access to vctims’ messages or calls. […]
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NETGEAR announced the availability of the unlocked version of the Nighthawk M5 5G WiFi 6 Mobile Router (MR5200). The compact M5 is capable of delivering Gigabit Internet speeds similar to your home WiFi network in a mobile environment. This past year o… Continue reading NETGEAR Nighthawk M5 5G WiFi 6 Mobile Router provides WiFi connection for use anywhere