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AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile US pledge, again, to not sell you location to shady geezers. Sorry, we don't believe them
2019-01-11 22:58

Fool me once, some on, shame on you. Fool me, you can't get fooled again, OK US cellphone networks have promised – again – that they will stop selling records of their subscribers' whereabouts to...

Little FYI: Wi-Fi calling services on AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon are insecure, say boffins
2018-11-30 14:03

Subscribers using wireless calls wide open to attack Boffins from Michigan State University in the US and National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have found that the Wi-Fi calling services...

Verizon Digital Media Services adds managed security services to its Cloud Security Solution
2018-09-24 15:31

Verizon Digital Media Services announced it has added a managed cloud security offering as part of its global Cloud Security Solution. The managed cloud security component provides access to...

Verizon details breaches they were called in to investigate
2018-09-10 15:54

If at all possible, organizations like to keep details of the breaches they suffered under wraps, mostly to safeguard their reputation and to minimize legal trouble. As Verizon Enterprise...

Verizon to Stop Sharing Customer Location Data With Third Parties
2018-06-19 18:03

In the wake of a scandal involving third-party companies leaking or selling precise, real-time location data on virtually all Americans who own a mobile phone, the four major wireless carriers...

Analysis: Verizon's Breach Report 2018
2018-04-13 16:08

Verizon's latest Data Breach Investigations Report shows that half of data breaches in 2017 worldwide were orchestrated by organized cybercriminal groups, says Verizon's Ashish Thapar, who offers...

Ransomware Dominates Verizon DBIR
2018-04-10 17:42

Verizon pegged ransomware as the most prevalent malware in its 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report.

Business-Critical Systems Increasingly Hit by Ransomware: Verizon 2018 DBIR
2018-04-10 07:39

Ransomware has become the most prevalent type of malware and it has increasingly targeted business-critical systems, according to Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). read more

Do Verizon and Sprint Make It Too Easy for ID Thieves?
2017-12-27 10:18

No ID Required for High-Value Purchases Through TelesalesFraudsters recently ordered a total of nine iPhones and Samsung S8s from Sprint and Verizon with my personal details. With the internet...

Verizon Engineer Exposes Internal System Data
2017-09-25 08:46

Researchers discovered an unprotected Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket containing potentially sensitive information associated with a system used internally by Verizon. read more