SMS messages Archives

E2EE is MIA in iPhone/Android Chat — GSMA Gonna Fix it

Richi Jennings | September 18, 2024 | android, Apple, Apple iOS, Apple iPhone, china, E2EE, end-to-end, end-to-end encryption, google, Great Firewall of China, GSMA, iChat, imessage, ios, iOS 18, iPhone, iphone security, MLS, RCS, RCS protocol, SB Blogwatch, SMS, SMS messages

No More Barf-Green Bubbles? GSM Association is “excited” to bring Apple and Google closer together, but encryption is still lacking ...

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Telegram Privacy Nightmare: Don’t Opt In to P2PL

Scary SMS shenanigans: Avoid Telegram’s new “Peer-To-Peer Login” program if you value your privacy or your cellular service ...

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A blown out picture of FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel

FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud

Too many times: Federal Communications Commission shuts stable door after horse bolted. But chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) was hoping it would save us ...

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FINALLY! FCC Acts on SMS Scam-Spam — But Will It Work?

Richi Jennings | March 17, 2023 | Caller ID Spoofing, fcc, Federal Communications Commission, SB Blogwatch, scam, SMS, SMS fraud, SMS messages, SMS phishing, sms scam, SMS scams, SMS Spam, smshing, Spam, STIR/SHAKEN, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission rules to block illegal text messages. What took you so long? ...

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MFA, cyberattacks, cybersecurity, MFA CISA multi-factor authentication

Hang up the Phone: MFA’s Insecure Reliance on SMS

Mark Rasch | November 18, 2020 | Authentication, credentials, multi-factor authenication, SIM swapping, SMS messages

It’s hard enough to get people to use multi-factor authentication (MFA)—you know, something you know, you have and you are. Most websites, email accounts and other devices are secured (if at all) ...

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