The security flaw in Signaling System No. 7 (SS7), which is a broker between most of the world’s phone networks, affects hundreds of millions of mobile-phone users around the world. A hacker only ...

Signaling System Number Seven, or SS7, is a widely-used protocol that enables mobile operators’ subscribers to communicate with each other. At the heart of an operator’s network, SS7 contains highly ...

Two-factor authentication may be the best way of keeping our online accounts safe, but even this system has vulnerabilities. In Germany, a known security flaw in a networking protocol used by ...

With the Republican administration in Washington grappling with new disputes seemingly on a daily basis, two Democratic Congressmen, known to be technologically savvy and vocal about cybersecurity ...

Democratic Representative Ted Lieu of California and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon are asking the Federal Communications Commission to address a known cell phone security vulnerability that ...

There's a major vulnerability in the way phone networks talk to each other — and hackers have used it to drain victims' bank accounts. What's more: The issue has been known about for years, and public ...

Following an article in Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German daily newspaper, there have been media reports about a vulnerability in the SS7 signaling protocol. Hackers have allegedly exploited this ...

Hackers can read all your text messages, grab personal information, and listen to voice calls with nothing more than your cellular phone number. The glaring security vulnerability lies within the ...

There's a major vulnerability in the way phone networks talk to each other — and hackers have used it to drain victims' bank accounts. What's more: The issue has been known about for years, and public ...