Security News

AT&T Sued Over $24 Million Cryptocurrency SIM Hijack Attacks
2018-08-16 12:33

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed to Protect His Phone NumberA cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed...

AT&T Sued Over $24M Cryptocurrency SIM Hijack Attacks
2018-08-16 11:03

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed To Protect His Phone NumberA cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed...

AT&T to Acquire Threat Management Firm AlienVault
2018-07-11 16:15

AT&T on Tuesday said it would acquire San Mateo, Calif.-based threat management and intelligence firm AlienVault for an undisclosed sum. read more

AT&T Backs Away From Deal to Supply China Made Huawei Phones
2018-01-10 23:34

AT&T has reportedly walked away from a deal to provide new mobile phones to U.S. customers made by Chinese technology giant Huawei  read more

Zero-Day Remote 'Root' Exploit Disclosed In AT&T DirecTV WVB Devices
2017-12-14 09:33

Security researchers have publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the firmware of AT&T DirecTV WVB kit after trying to get the device manufacturer to patch this easy-to-exploit...

Security Vulnerabilities in AT&T Routers (Schneier on Security)
2017-09-06 11:55

They're actually Arris routers, sold or given away by AT&T. There are several security vulnerabilities, some of them very serious. They can be fixed, but because these are routers it takes some...

Researcher: AT&T Routers Can Be Easily Compromised (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-05 13:03

'Prepare to Be Horrified,' Researcher Writes About Arris-Made RoutersAT&T's U-verse routers and gateways contain a bevy of internet-of-things coding errors that could be easily exploited by...

Serious Vulnerabilities Disclosed in Modems Used by AT&T's U-verse Service (Security Week)
2017-09-01 13:44

Five vulnerabilities have been found in Arris-manufactured home networking equipment supplied in AT&T's U-verse service. The vulnerabilities are considered so trivial to exploit that they have...

Bugs in Arris Modems Distributed by AT&T Vulnerable to Trivial Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-08-31 18:58

Trivially exploitable vulnerabilities in several Arris home modems, routers and gateways distributed to consumers and small businesses through AT&T’s U-verse service have been discovered.

AT&T Does Not Care about Your Privacy (Schneier on Security)
2016-02-10 19:59

AT&T's CEO believes that the company should not offer robust security to its customers: But tech company leaders aren't all joining the fight against the deliberate weakening of encryption. AT&T...