SS7 was not built with any security protocols, such as authentication or encryption, and has been exploited by governments, cyber mercenaries, and criminals to intercept and read SMS messages. The FCC must investigate the security of these networks. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/eff-fcc-ss7-vulnerable-and-telecoms-must-acknowledge
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Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 07:35:05 JST Electronic Frontier Foundation -
hexaheximal (hexaheximal@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 07:49:18 JST hexaheximal @eff I have been saying this for so long, but people never seem to understand. The PSTN, as of its current implementation, is not trustworthy at all.
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MegatronicThronBanks (megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 08:07:17 JST MegatronicThronBanks @eff I remember being quite shocked when I was first whiteboarded this.
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