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FCC Enacts Rules Against SIM Swapping to Protect Mobile Phone Users

SecureWorld News

These fraudulent activities not only compromise wireless account access but also pose significant risks to financial accounts, social media profiles, and other online services utilizing phone numbers for multi-factor authentication (MFA). Commissioner Anna M.

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The Increasing Demand for Telecoms During a Pandemic

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“The demand for telecommunications services during the COVID-19 pandemic, for both business continuity and personal reasons, has never been greater.” Today most, if not all, social interactions happen over mobile networks and the Internet. Article originally published on UCToday.

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Fantastic international comparative data on media, social media, and mobile

Trends in the Living Networks

For those who love rich data on the world of media and telecoms, the release of a report by UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom is always a cause for celebration. Mobile phones are most used for social networking in UK and Australia, in both cases at the expense of desktops. Australia is just ahead on tablet usage.

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New Filipino telco's cloud-native approach helps secure rapid subscriber growth

TM Forum

DITO Telecommunity, a joint venture between China Telecom and Philippines conglomerate Udenna Corporation, is the Philippines’ third national telecoms operator. We also offer a 24/7 customer service which integrates a hotline, live chat, social media, email and other channels. This is much higher than our competitors’ apps.

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Explained: Is there a Vodafone outage today?

Dataconomy

This question resonates across social media platforms and support forums, marking the beginning of a quest for answers among Vodafone customers experiencing disruptions. The Daily Mail highlighted the frustrations vented by customers on social media platforms, illustrating the extent of the disruption. Is there a Vodafone outage today?

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AT&T Becomes the Latest Company Affected by Data Breach

CTOvision

AT&T, the national telecommunications company based in Dallas, Texas, became the next affected company in an April attack. AT&T believes the employees accessed your account as part of an effort to request codes … to unlock AT&T mobile phones in the secondary mobile phone market.”

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Dr. Cheryl Cooper

SecureWorld News

Dr. Cooper works as a Senior Security Design Engineer and Risk Manager with T-Mobile Corporation and is an adjunct professor teaching course curriculum under cybersecurity degree programs with the University of Wisconsin and University of New York. Answer: T-Mobile is more than an impressive retail experience—we are 5G.