Security News

FCC underwhelmed by carriers’ sluggish robocall efforts
2019-07-15 11:10

The FCC in June called for carriers to provide free, default robocall blocking services. One month later, plans are "far from clear."

What was that P word? Ah. Privacy. Yes, we'll think about privacy, says FCC mulling cellphone location data overhaul
2019-03-15 20:57

Commissioners still doing their best to ignore bounty hunter stalking scandal Analysis America's comms regulator has finally pinky-promised to at least consider people's privacy when it looks into...

John Oliver bombards the FCC with anti-robocall robocall campaign
2019-03-12 11:37

The Last Week Tonight host launched an anti-robocalling robocalling campaign to force the FCC to put a stop to the pervasive, irritating calls.

FCC Addresses Robocalling – But Questions Remain
2018-11-21 19:15

The FCC will consider a proposal to combat robocalls and text spam in December.

35 state attorney generals tell FCC to pull the plug on robocalls
2018-10-12 13:10

The AGs want the FCC to adopt SHAKEN and STIR.

“Attack” on FCC over net neutrality was legitimate traffic, report says
2018-08-09 13:21

An FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) report has found no evidence of DDoS attacks on the FCC's comments system.

US senators get digging to find out the truth about FCC DDoS attack
2018-06-13 19:58

And why serial self-promoter John McAfee is a security expert on Russian hacking Senate Democrats are pressing government officials to explain their claims on election tampering and cyberattacks.…

FCC to Investigate US Mobile Phone Location-Revealing Flaw
2018-05-21 12:33

Senator Urges US Communications Regulator to Expand InquiryFollowing the disclosure of a flaw in the website of LocationSmart that could have been easily exploited to track the location of...

You. FCC. Get out there and do something about these mystery bogus cell towers, huff bigwigs
2018-04-09 21:26

It's the Ruskies! Or maybe the FBI! Stingray secrecy rebounds Senior Congressmen have demanded "immediate action" over mysterious fake cell phone towers in Washington DC that they worry could be...

California Bill Seeks to Adopt Strict Net Neutrality Despite FCC Ruling
2018-03-19 11:04

As Americans wait to see whether net neutrality can gain enough support among lawmakers to invoke disapproval via the Congressional Review Act, individual states are not waiting -- several are...