Privacy on the line: Boffins break VoLTE phone security
Call metadata can be ferreted out Boffins based in China and the UK have devised a telecom network attack that can expose call metadata during VoLTE/VoNR conversations.…
Category: Wireless
FCC Proposes Tighter Data Breach Reporting Rules for Wireless Carriers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing tighter rules on the reporting of data breaches by wireless carriers. The updated rules, the FCC says, will fall in line with recent changes in federal and state laws...
No more holidays for US telcos, FCC is cracking down
Also, LastPass faces class action, and Louisiana says that, while the internet may be for porn, ID is still required In Brief The Federal Communications Commission plans to overhaul its security reporting rules for the telecom...
Critical Vulnerability in Hikvision Wireless Bridges Allows CCTV Hacking
Chinese video surveillance company Hikvision has patched a critical vulnerability in some of its wireless bridge products. The flaw can lead to remote CCTV hacking, according to the researchers who found it. read...
Eavesdropping Bugs in MediaTek Chips Affect 37% of All Smartphones and IoT Globally
Multiple security weaknesses have been disclosed in MediaTek system-on-chips (SoCs) that could have enabled a threat actor to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the firmware of the audio processor, effectively...
Researchers Release PoC Tool Targeting BrakTooth Bluetooth Vulnerabilities
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week warned on...
Israeli Researcher Cracked Over 3500 Wi-Fi Networks in Tel Aviv City
Over 70% of Wi-Fi networks from a sample size of 5,000 were hacked with “relative ease” in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, highlighting how unsecure Wi-Fi passwords can become a gateway for serious threats to...
Researcher Explains Wi-Fi Password Cracking at Scale
A security researcher at CyberArk was able to easily break more than 70 percent of Wi-Fi passwords he sniffed using relatively simple, cheap equipment. read more
Lithuanian Agency Warns Against Use of Chinese-made Phones
Lithuanian cybersecurity experts are urging the country’s government agencies to abandon the use of Chinese smartphone brands after an investigation identified security vulnerabilities and censorship concerns with certain...
BrakTooth Flaws Affect Billions of Bluetooth Devices
Plus: A spyware ban, a big WhatsApp fine, and more of the week’s top security news.
Bluetooth Bugs Open Billions of Devices to DoS, Code Execution
The BrakTooth set of security vulnerabilities impacts at least 11 vendors’ chipsets.
BrakTooth: New Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Could Affect Millions of Devices
A group of researchers with the Singapore University of Technology and Design have disclosed a family of 16 new vulnerabilities that affect commercial Bluetooth Classic (BT) stacks. read more
