[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 startup that wants to disrupt big internet providers

Read: 9/11/2021 www.axios.com

Why it matters: Internet access has been crucial during the pandemic, but it's not ubiquitous, and it can be both slow and unaffordable in swaths of the country.

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[Link] Big Telecom Is Mad Because New FCC Appointment Gigi Sohn Actually Defends Broadband Consumers

Read: 8/11/2021 www.techdirt.com

So after the longest (and completely unexplained) delay in FCC and NTIA history, last week the Biden administration finally got around to fully staffing the nation's top telecom regulator.

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