InfoSec News Nuggets 9/17/2019

T-Mobile Has a Secret Setting to Protect Your Account From Hackers That It Refuses to Talk About It’s called “NOPORT” and, in theory, it makes it a bit harder for criminals to hijack phone numbers with an attack known as “SIM swapping,” a type of social engineering that Motherboard has covered extensively and which is increasingly being used to steal people's phone numbers. SIM swapping attackers usually trick wireless providers into giving them control of…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 08/28/2019

1 Senators Question NHTSA on Risks of Connected Vehicles Two United States senators have sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to inquire about cyber-risks associated with connected vehicles. In their letter, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, also expressed concerns regarding the lack of publicly available information on the cyber-vulnerabilities associated with these automobiles. The letter (PDF) also asks NHTSA…
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