A cyber attack by a suspected cybercrime group has forced Frontier Communications, a Dallas, Texas-based optic-fiber Internet provider, to temporarily shut down its information systems to contain the incident.
Federal agencies urged FCC to consider China Telecom a national security threat, pointing to concerns that the company is vulnerable to exploitation, influence, and control by the Chinese government.
In line with its aspiration of launching its 5G service in 2020, the American communications giant announced a variety of 5G devices that it will introduce in 2020 and its 5G service is already covering more than 30 U.S. cities.
SIM swap attack is on the rise which includes the recent Twitter hack on their CEO’s account. Attackers used social engineering to convince telco to switch target’s number to their own SIM cards.
Top Chinese telecom operators have jointly introduced a new 5G messaging service based on the GSMA RCS standard that seeks to replace WeChat, the popular Chinese messaging app.
New Verizon rewards program will give you coffee, music and rides in exchange for your behavioral data for targeted ads. What's the price for your privacy?
Since 5G is not simply a faster version of 4G, but rather, an entirely new network architecture, it opens the door to entirely new security models for user privacy, identity management, and threat detection.
The FCC launched a proceeding to strengthen data breach notification regulations for telecommunications companies to ensure faster reporting and to harmonize federal rules with states and other sectors.
While 5G promises to be faster, more accessible and more secure, network operators are still challenged by legacy signalling protocols that are still readily used today, although security for these is limited.
Telecoms giant AT&T confirmed a third-party data breach involving a marketing vendor exposing 9 million customer accounts to unauthorized access.