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Despite Chinese hacks, Trump’s FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies

Despite Chinese hacks, Trump’s FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies

The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 along party lines on Thursday to scrap rules that required U.S. phone and internet giants to meet certain minimum cybersecurity requirements. The FCC’s two Trump-appointed commissioners, chairman Brendan Carr… 

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

Security researchers say they have caught a surveillance company in the Middle East exploiting a new attack capable of tricking phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location. The attack relies on bypassing security protections…