Freedom Mobile Leaks Customer Database Online

Just a few weeks after announcing it intends to expand by deploying carrier plans for 5G networks, Canadian telecom company Freedom Mobile has fallen victim to a data breach, leaking 5 million unencrypted records online.   As confirmed by the carr… Continue reading Freedom Mobile Leaks Customer Database Online

Robocalling, A Litany Of Telecom and Government Incompetence

Lily Hay Newman, writing at Wired, brings us the bad-news of robo-calling mitigation efforts in the United States (also published on Wired’s sister site – Ars Technica – both Conde Nast properties). As usual, the incompetence of the telecom’s particip… Continue reading Robocalling, A Litany Of Telecom and Government Incompetence

FCC Fails To Mandate Signaling System 7 Remediation Effort: Nothing To See Here, Move Along

Andrea Peterson, writing for Ars Technica and the Project on Government Oversight, tells the tale of FCC malfeasance coming to the fore – in not mandating requisite technical remediation of SS7 shortcomings. Today’s Must Read.

‘A panel advising Presi… Continue reading FCC Fails To Mandate Signaling System 7 Remediation Effort: Nothing To See Here, Move Along