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FCC Proposes to Fine Wireless Carriers $200M for Selling Customer Location Data

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed fines of more than $200 million against the nation’s four largest wireless carriers for selling access to their customers’ location information without taking adequate precautions to prevent unauthorized access to that data. ” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),

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FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data

Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2024

In February 2020, the FCC put all four wireless providers on notice that their practices of sharing access to customer location data were likely violating the law. For example, $47 million is less than one percent of Verizon’s total wireless service revenue in 2023, which was nearly $77 billion.

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Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do.

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2019

Corrupt wireless company employees taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to unlock and hijack mobile phone service. Wireless providers selling real-time customer location data, despite repeated promises to the contrary. Incessantly annoying and fraudulent robocalls. AT&T in particular has had a rough month.

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Having Confidence in Your Wireless Security

Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As each day passes, wireless security becomes even more critical to the day-to-day operations of organizations. With the introduction of Wi-Fi 6, many organizations are shifting from a primarily wired infrastructure to one that focuses on worker mobility through wireless connectivity. The Challenges of Wireless Security.

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NSA issues advice for securing wireless devices

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2021

By releasing an information sheet that provides guidance on securing wireless devices while in public (pdf) —for National Security System, Department of Defense, and Defense Industrial Base teleworkers—the NSA has provided useful information on malicious techniques used by cyber actors, and ways to protect against them.

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NYC Wireless Network Outage Raises Questions About Effectiveness, Transparency

Adam Levin

APRIL 15, 2019

A technical glitch took down a wireless network used by New York City’s municipal government, raising serious questions about security and reliability of operational technology used by the city. The New York City Wireless Network, or NYCWiN, was initially deployed in 2008 at a cost of $500 million.

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Over-the-Air Vulnerabilities in Advantech EKI Access Points Put Industrial Networks at Risk

Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Industrial environments are increasingly relying on wireless technologies to power critical operations.

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Don’t Bother Using The “Device Filter” Security Feature Offered By Your Home Network Router

Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 15, 2021

Ideally, connect your children’s devices to a separate wireless network than you use (sometimes it may even be best to use your guest network). For full transparency and disclosure, I noted that while I do employ various sophisticated security technologies on my own LANs, I do not use MAC address filtering on any of them.).

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VoltSchemer attacks use wireless chargers to inject voice commands, fry phones

Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A team of academic researchers show that a new set of attacks called 'VoltSchemer' can inject voice commands to manipulate a smartphone's voice assistant through the magnetic field emitted by an off-the-shelf wireless charger. [.]

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A Device to Turn Traffic Lights Green

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As mentioned earlier, the Flipper Zero has a built-in sub-GHz radio that lets the device receive data (or transmit it, with the right firmware in approved regions) on the same wireless frequencies as keyfobs and other devices.

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. What is Wireless Security?

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Privacy Device Designed to Defend Against Illegal Wireless Tracking

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

One technology that has raised particular concerns is personal Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) trackers. BVS has been at the forefront of the wireless security industry for 50 years, designing, building, and shipping thousands of innovative security products. BlueSleuth-Lite can immediately detect and alert users of any nearby BLE trackers.

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Critical Infrastructure at Risk from New Vulnerabilities Found in Wireless IIoT Devices

The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A set of 38 security vulnerabilities has been uncovered in wireless industrial internet of things (IIoT) devices from four different vendors that could pose a significant attack surface for threat actors looking to exploit operational technology (OT) environments.

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EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The goal of the amendment – called a “delegated act” – is to ensure that all wireless devices are safe before they are sold in the EU. Bambenek agreed.

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Bluetooth Vulnerability: BIAS

Schneier on Security

MAY 26, 2020

This is new research on a Bluetooth vulnerability (called BIAS) that allows someone to impersonate a trusted device: Abstract: Bluetooth (BR/EDR) is a pervasive technology for wireless communication used by billions of devices.

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TP-Link faces US national security probe, potential ban on devices

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2024

A WiFi 7 Mesh system is the latest advancement in wireless networking, combining the features of WiFi 7 technology with the benefits of mesh networking, which uses multiple nodes that work together to provide uniform WiFi coverage throughout the home, eliminating dead zones. Huawei and China both deny these allegations, though.

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Travel Safe: Cybersecurity Tips for Your Next Vacation

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Travelers often rely on technology to enhance vacations, like by sharing photos online or finding lodging on an app. Some devices will automatically seek and connect to available wireless networks. Disable these features so that you only connect to wireless and Bluetooth networks when you want to.

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Hacking Construction Cranes

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

The core of the problem lies in how, instead of depending on wireless, standard technologies, these industrial remote controllers rely on proprietary RF protocols, which are decades old and are primarily focused on safety at the expense of security. It wasn't until the arrival of Industry 4.0,

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New Breed of Fuel Pump Skimmer Uses SMS and Bluetooth

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Here’s a look at the back side of that unwelcome parasite: A multi-functional wireless device found attached to a contactless payment terminal at a gas station. that helps merchants secure their payment card technology. A memo sent by the U.S. Mark Carl is chief executive officer at ControlScan , a company in Alpharetta, Ga.

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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims

Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2024

.” The researchers say their methods could be used by an attacker who compromises a DHCP server or wireless access point, or by a rogue network administrator who owns the infrastructure themselves and maliciously configures it. ANALYSIS Bill Woodcock is executive director at Packet Clearing House , a nonprofit based in San Francisco.

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Five ways smart technology is revolutionising the agriculture industry

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

The technological revolution of agriculture is here. Particularly in the context of climate change and a growing global population , the role of emerging technology in the farming industry will be critical to the success and thriving of future generations. This is where smart farming technology can help. With as much as $22.3

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Say Hello to Crazy Thin ‘Deep Insert’ ATM Skimmers

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more sophisticated deep insert skimmer technology that fraud investigators have recently found in the wild. If your payment card supports contactless technology, you will notice a wireless signal icon printed somewhere on the card — most likely on the back.

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Flaws in industrial wireless IoT solutions can give attackers deep access into OT networks

CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It's common for operational technology (OT) teams to connect industrial control systems (ICS) to remote control and monitoring centers via wireless and cellular solutions that sometimes come with vendor-run, cloud-based management interfaces.

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Apple Addresses iPhone 11 Location Privacy Concern

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2020

include a new setting that lets users disable the “Ultra Wideband” feature, a short-range technology that lets iPhone 11 users share files locally with other nearby phones that support this feature. Beta versions of iOS 13.3.1 ” Still, it’s nice that iPhone 11 users will now have a disable the feature if they want.

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5 Ways to Ensure Home Router Security with a Remote Workforce

Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Enable Wireless Encryption: Most households use wireless rather than cabled routers to access the internet. Be sure to encourage employees to enable wireless security (WPA2 is the current standard) to keep unwanted devices off of their network. .

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

That's why there is so much worry about Chinese-made equipment for the new 5G wireless networks. Meanwhile, the chairman of China's technology giant Huawei has pointed to NSA spying disclosed by Edward Snowden as a reason to mistrust US technology companies.

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Planet WGS-804HPT Industrial Switch flaws could be chained to achieve remote code execution

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

Critical flaws in WGS-804HPT switches could be chained to gain remote code execution on Planet Technology’s industrial devices. Planet Technology has released firmware version 1.305b241111 to address these issues. This switch family is equipped with a web service and SNMP management interface. ” concludes the report.

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Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com via Domaintools.com shows the domain was assigned in 2015 to a company called “ Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co. A records search at Domaintools for “Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co” returns 11 domains, including blazefire[.]net, com is the domain name for Shanghai Qianyou Network Technology Co.,

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A full replacement of all Huawei and ZTE hardware on American wireless networks will cost $1.837bn

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimates the cost of a full replacement of all Huawei and ZTE hardware on American wireless networks at $1.837bn. The United States , Australia , New Zealand , Romania , and Japan announced the exclusion of Huawei technology for their 5G internet networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Zero Trust and the Failure of Sampling: Two Important Cybersecurity Trends

Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 10, 2022

Many of Gillis’s comments echoed those that I have heard in recent months from CISOs and others within the cybersecurity industry who witness developments from various vantage points quite different from those of a vendor of cybersecurity technologies.

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Former Ubiquiti Employee Charged with Data Theft

Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 2, 2021

is a technology company based in San Jose, California created in 2003. Having its headquarters in New York City, Ubiquiti produces and distributes wireless data transmission and wired equipment for businesses and residences under a variety of brand names. Ubiquiti Inc. What Happened?

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MY TAKE: ‘IOWN’ makes the business case for fostering diversity, respecting individual privacy

The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Related: Using ‘Big Data’ to improve health and well-being But there’s yet another towering technology mountain to climb: we must also overcome the limitations of Moore’s Law. Optical technology can enable us to control energy consumption so we can support increasing capacity and increasing bandwidth,” Gomi summarizes.

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How can home security be improved with IoT?

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

IoT increases security systems performance, when choosing the right connectivity technology.? connected security system , it’s important to consider the different connectivity technologies. One can go for wired (landline), wireless, or a combination of both. When choosing a new?

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Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 7, 2019

based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed on computers at more than 100 dentistry businesses that rely on the company for a range of services — including network security, data backup and voice-over-IP phone service.

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U.S. Mobile Giants Want to be Your Online Identity

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

wireless carriers today detailed a new initiative that may soon let Web sites eschew passwords and instead authenticate visitors by leveraging data elements unique to each customer’s phone and mobile subscriber account, such as location, customer reputation, and physical attributes of the device. The four major U.S.

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Sierra Wireless withdraws financial guidance as ransomware attack takes down plants

SC Magazine

MARCH 23, 2021

IoT provider Sierra Wireless was the target of a ransomware attack on its internal IT systems. ( “Sierra Wireless Developer Day 2014” by Sierra Wireless Developer Program (T Cantegrel) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 ). The company’s website and other internal operations have also been disrupted by the attack.

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Colossal Intel Update Anchored by Critical Privilege-Escalation Bugs

Threatpost

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Intel released 40 security advisories in total, addressing critical- and high-severity flaws across its Active Management Technology, Wireless Bluetooth and NUC products.

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Retailer Orvis.com Leaked Hundreds of Internal Passwords on Pastebin

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Orvis wireless networks (public and private). Employee wireless phone services. It’s fairly remarkable that a company can spend millions on all the security technology under the sun and have all of it potentially undermined by one ill-advised post to Pastebin, but that is certainly the reality we live in today.

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China using AI to develop robots that can hide in sea launch bombs and cyber attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

China is once again in the news for misusing the technology of Artificial Intelligence. Information is also out that these unmanned vehicles have sophisticated devices installed in them that can launch cyber attacks such as DDoS and malware after connecting to a wireless network.

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European Police Arrest a Gang That Hacked Wireless Key Fobs to Steal Cars

The Hacker News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The criminals targeted vehicles with keyless entry and start systems, exploiting the technology to get into the car and drive away," Europol said in a press statement. The coordinated

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How To Prevent Bluetooth Hacking

SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Technology advancement has brought a lot of positive development to the world, thereby streamlining strenuous tasks. Take, for instance, the advent of wireless technology brought about wireless. In this post, we will show you how Bluetooth hacking occurs and how to prevent Bluetooth hacking.

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Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from building its 5G infrastructure

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Sweden is banning Chinese tech giant Huawei and ZTE from building new 5G wireless networks due to national security concerns. The United States , Australia , New Zealand , Romania , and Japan announced the exclusion of Huawei technology for their 5G internet networks.

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Best Wi-Fi Security & Performance Testing Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2022

While these problems have faded over time, as Wi-Fi prevalence grew dramatically, it has reached the point where most users utilize Wi-Fi networks without having much of a clue about how they work or the underlying technology. The discovered wireless packets can be imported into Wireshark and TCPdump. Aircrack-ng. Its focus is 802.11

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FCC Proposes to Fine Wireless Carriers $200M for Selling Customer Location Data

FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data

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Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do.

Having Confidence in Your Wireless Security

NSA issues advice for securing wireless devices

NYC Wireless Network Outage Raises Questions About Effectiveness, Transparency

Over-the-Air Vulnerabilities in Advantech EKI Access Points Put Industrial Networks at Risk

Don’t Bother Using The “Device Filter” Security Feature Offered By Your Home Network Router

VoltSchemer attacks use wireless chargers to inject voice commands, fry phones

A Device to Turn Traffic Lights Green

Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

Privacy Device Designed to Defend Against Illegal Wireless Tracking

Critical Infrastructure at Risk from New Vulnerabilities Found in Wireless IIoT Devices

EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security

Bluetooth Vulnerability: BIAS

TP-Link faces US national security probe, potential ban on devices

Travel Safe: Cybersecurity Tips for Your Next Vacation

Hacking Construction Cranes

New Breed of Fuel Pump Skimmer Uses SMS and Bluetooth

Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims

Five ways smart technology is revolutionising the agriculture industry

Say Hello to Crazy Thin ‘Deep Insert’ ATM Skimmers

Flaws in industrial wireless IoT solutions can give attackers deep access into OT networks

Apple Addresses iPhone 11 Location Privacy Concern

5 Ways to Ensure Home Router Security with a Remote Workforce

On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Planet WGS-804HPT Industrial Switch flaws could be chained to achieve remote code execution

Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

A full replacement of all Huawei and ZTE hardware on American wireless networks will cost $1.837bn

Zero Trust and the Failure of Sampling: Two Important Cybersecurity Trends

Former Ubiquiti Employee Charged with Data Theft

MY TAKE: ‘IOWN’ makes the business case for fostering diversity, respecting individual privacy

How can home security be improved with IoT?

Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

U.S. Mobile Giants Want to be Your Online Identity

Sierra Wireless withdraws financial guidance as ransomware attack takes down plants

Colossal Intel Update Anchored by Critical Privilege-Escalation Bugs

Retailer Orvis.com Leaked Hundreds of Internal Passwords on Pastebin

China using AI to develop robots that can hide in sea launch bombs and cyber attacks

European Police Arrest a Gang That Hacked Wireless Key Fobs to Steal Cars

How To Prevent Bluetooth Hacking

Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from building its 5G infrastructure

Best Wi-Fi Security & Performance Testing Tools for 2022

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