There's a major vulnerability in the way phone networks talk to each other — and hackers have used it to drain victims' bank accounts. What's more: The issue has been known about for years, and public ...

Signaling System Number Seven, or SS7, is a widely-used protocol that enables mobile operators’ subscribers to communicate with each other. At the heart of an operator’s network, SS7 contains highly ...

Last week, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released a Public Notice (“Notice”) urging communications service providers to review and assess how they can incorporate the ...

With the Republican administration in Washington grappling with new disputes seemingly on a daily basis, two Democratic Congressmen, known to be technologically savvy and vocal about cybersecurity ...

Update: Rep. Ted Lieu has now written to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requesting a formal investigation into the vulnerability. In his letter, the Congressman ...

There's a major vulnerability in the way phone networks talk to each other — and hackers have used it to drain victims' bank accounts. What's more: The issue has been known about for years, and public ...