Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing on March 31, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) FCC, Tracfone Wireless reach $16M cyber and privacy settlement The agency’s settlement with the prepaid phone provider, which CyberScoop is first to report, is the first ever to specify API protections. Jul 22, 2024 By Tim Starks
Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby’s) Florida homecoming queen faces up to 16 years after alleged scheme to hack high school contest She and her mother could spend a maximum of 16 years in prison each. May 4, 2021 By Tim Starks
An LG G8 ThinQ smartphone running the Android operating system. (Aaron Yoo / Flickr) Researchers found another way to hack Android cellphones via Bluetooth There's another Bluetooth vulnerability on the market, according to DBAPPSecurity research presented at Black Hat 2020. Aug 5, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Wikicommons photo CC2.0 There’s a new open-source project to detect cellphone-snooping technology The EFF's Crocodile Hunter includes an API that gathers data on IMSI catchers and shares it with other researchers. Aug 5, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Wikicommons) Here’s the NSA’s advice for reducing the exposure of cellphone location data Although cell phone users can take steps to limit the risk their mobile devices are exposing location data, the NSA is warning now there is no way… Aug 4, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Wikicommons photo CC2.0 DHS says unauthorized Stingrays could be in D.C. area DHS has acknowledged the presence of unauthorized surveillance devices in the Washington, D.C., area that could be exploited by foreign spies to track and intercept phone calls. Apr 4, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
Cellphone tower — Access via CC0 4G LTE protocols used by smartphones can be hacked, researchers found The Diameter protocol, which replaces the older SS7, can disrupt services to both specific users and nodes that provide access for entire regions. Nov 8, 2016