[Link] Researcher Found Way to Brute Force Verizon Customer PINs Online

Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com

An independent security researcher discovered a way to brute force Verizon PINs online, meaning they could potentially break into Verizon customer accounts. In response, Verizon has taken the impacted web pages offline.

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[Link] The FCC Wants to Force Wireless Carries to Finally Stop SIM Swapping

Read: 30/9/2021 www.vice.com

For years Motherboard has documented the rampant fraud made possible by SIM hijacking, or the act of covertly porting out a user’s phone number to a new device or carrier—without consumer awareness or approval.

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