Collaborate Disseminate
The lawsuits come after a Motherboard investigation showed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile sold phone location data that ended up with bounty hunters, and The New York Times covered an instance of Verizon selling data. Continue reading Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Selling Customers’ Location Data
The demands are the latest move to pressure telecom companies, who said they would stop the sale of location data to third parties after Motherboard’s coverage. Continue reading FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
Carriers insist location data scams are rare and they do their best to police them. Government investigators may want to confirm that claim. Continue reading In Letters To Senate, Wireless Carriers Downplay Their Latest Location Data Scandal
In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Yahoo suffered a series of data breaches. Yahoo reports that the largest one, in August 2013, affected all three billion user accounts then in existence worldwide. The stolen user account information may have included names, ema… Continue reading Yahoo and Verizon Sweeten Their Settlement Offer by $30 Million + Staffing/Budget Commitments
Owners of Verizon’s FiOS Quantum Gateway (G1100) routers should check the firmware has been updated after a security company made public three significant security flaws. Continue reading Check your Verizon FiOS Quantum Gateway G1100 router now
A cybersecurity researcher at Tenable has discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway Wi-Fi routers that could allow remote attackers to take complete control over the affected routers, exposing every other device conne… Continue reading Researcher Reveals Multiple Flaws in Verizon Fios Routers — PoC Released
A high-severity flaw in the Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway, used in millions of U.S. homes, could allow for command injection. Continue reading Verizon Router Command Injection Flaw Impacts Millions
5G will provide faster speeds to urban users, but cost and widespread availability could remain stumbling blocks for many years to come. Continue reading 5G May Never Live up to the Hype
Verizon announced today that it has turned on its 5G wireless network in Chicago and Minneapolis — two of the first markets in the world to receive this next-gen network. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg told CNBC that the company will activate 30 additional… Continue reading Verizon Begins Rolling Out Its 5G Wireless Network In Chicago, Minneapolis
The kit’s authors demonstrate a knowledge of Verizon’s infrastructure. Continue reading Mobile-First Phishing Kit Targets Verizon Customers