Encrypted apps urged by lawmakers amid major Chinese telecom breach
U.S. officials are urging individuals and businesses to use encrypted messaging apps to minimize the possibility of their communications being intercepted by China's Communist regime. The advisory comes as top U.S. security officials this week acknowledged a historic state-sponsored hacking campaign that compromised at least eight U.S. carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. There is. […]
US Struggles To Remove Chinese Hackers From Major Telecom Networks
Chinese government-backed hackers have infiltrated major U.S. communications networks and authorities are now struggling to remove their access, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Jeff Green, a senior official at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), pointed out the complexity of the situation: According to On CNN. He explained that it's difficult to know how […]
FBI, CISA say Chinese hackers breached telecom providers in targeted attack
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that hackers from the People's Republic of China (PRC) have infiltrated a commercial telecommunications service provider in the United States. Compromised organizations have been issued warnings, and government agencies are actively issuing warnings to other potential targets of cyber activity. “The U.S. government's continued […]
Major US telecom providers say customers traveling overseas having connectivity issues
Soumyanarayan Sampath, CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, said he was very pleased with the company’s position in the Kurman countdown. With the holiday season in full swing, many Americans overseas are unable to contact loved ones back home. Several major U.S. carriers reported Thursday that customers traveling internationally were experiencing connection issues due to issues […]
Telecom industry groups sue to block Biden’s reinstatement of net neutrality rule
See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Several groups representing the U.S. telecommunications industry have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration from reinstating net neutrality rules that were scheduled to take effect on July 22. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its 3-2 Democratic majority voted along party lines in April to reaffirm its […]
Senator demands telecom cybersecurity standards overhaul to curb abuses
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Biden and the Cabinet calling on them to regulate cybersecurity standards for wireless carriers to prevent further exploitation of the “lax security” of the U.S. telephone network. . “I write to ask you to address the serious threat posed by the lax cybersecurity practices of wireless […]
Yemeni Telecom Companies Warn Houthis May Cut Undersea Cables
In December, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group wrote a threatening post on the messaging platform Telegram suggesting it may try to cut the undersea cables that carry internet traffic from around the world. Telecommunications companies affiliated with Yemen’s legitimate government said on Monday that the Houthis have no such interference, as global companies foolishly do […]
Finance guru Grant Cardone slaps telecom big John Legere with $100M defamation suit
Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere files $100 million defamation lawsuit against personal finance guru Grant Cardone for calling him a “swindler” and “bulldog artist.” was woken up. Legere, who built T-Mobile into the third-largest carrier in the U.S. and retired from its leadership in 2020, is a real estate investor and internet celebrity who most […]