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The telecom will pay half in the form of a fine, while the other half will serve as a down payment for improvements to data security and cybersecurity.
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A letter sent to major carriers highlights gaps in a recently implemented set of protocols meant to verify legitimate callers and cut down on spoofing.
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A critical vulnerability affecting wireless communications base stations from Baicells can be exploited to cause disruption or take complete control of data and voice traffic.
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A dingy and cold early February in a small British town during a pandemic lockdown is not the nicest time and place to take your exercise, but for me it …read more Continue reading Wet Country Wireless; How The British Weather Killed A Billion Pound Tech Company
After raising $690 million from SoftBank in December to make acquisitions, the Sweden-based cloud communications company Sinch has followed through on its strategy in that department. Today the company announced that it is acquiring Inteliquent, an interconnection provider for voice communications in the U.S. currently owned by private equity firm GTCR, for $1.14 billion in […] Continue reading Sinch acquires Inteliquent for $1.14B to take on Twilio in the US
As 5G slowly moves from being a theoretical to an active part of the coverage map for the mobile industry — if not for consumers themselves — companies that are helping carriers make the migration less painful and less costly are seeing a boost of attention. In the latest development, Cellwize, a startup that’s built […] Continue reading Cellwize raises $32M to help carriers and their partners adopt and run 5G services
Japanese Telecoms Giant NTT Suffers Data Breach, Takes Four Days to Learn of Intrusion Japanese telecommunications company Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) has suffered a data breach that resulted in the leak of hundreds of client records from a … Continue reading Japanese Telecoms Giant NTT Suffers Data Breach, Takes Four Days to Learn of Intrusion
Incorrect charges and non-disclosure of terms were the two most popular complaints customers had, according to a new federal report. Continue reading Customer Complaints About Telecoms Are Up 44% In Canada
Adam Lackman ran TVAddons, a site hosting unofficial addons for Kodi media player. A legal team representing powerful telecom and media companies—Bell and Rogers included—searched his home and sued him for piracy. Now, he’s fighting to make it to trial. Continue reading What Happens When Telecom Companies Search Your Home for Piracy
From the carriers to LocationSmart to 3Cinteractive to Securus: there appears to be a chain pockmarked with lack of authentication and data lost to hackers. Continue reading Real-time cellphone location data leaked for all major US carriers