Security researchers say the Diameter protocol used with today's 4G (LTE) telephony and data transfer standard is vulnerable to the same types of vulnerabilities as the older SS7 standard used with ...

The US Department of Homeland Security recently warned that malicious hackers may have targeted US phone users by exploiting a four-decades-old networking protocol used by cell phone providers around ...

Using a combination of spear-phishing and a flaw in SS7, hackers were able to steal usernames and passwords from German bank users, manipulate SMS message delivery, and steal money from accounts.

Signaling System Number Seven, or SS7, is a widely-used protocol that enables mobile operators’ subscribers to communicate with each other. At the heart of an operator’s network, SS7 contains highly ...

Cellular networks are already pretty insecure as they are. Voice is sent unencrypted and in the clear despite having the necessary hardware to support even light encryption methods. Spoofing cellular ...

Jason is a corporate communicator by weekday, freelance writer by weekend. His Android days go back to the atrocity that was the HTC ThunderBolt, but his love for Android began in earnest with the ...

Cyberthieves exploited long-known vulnerabilities in the Signaling System 7 (SS7) protocol, wiping out bank accounts in Germany after intercepting the two-factor authentication codes sent to mobile ...

Two-factor authentication may be the best way of keeping our online accounts safe, but even this system has vulnerabilities. In Germany, a known security flaw in a networking protocol used by ...

July 15, 2014. GL Communications Inc. has announced the release of its latest enhanced product, Call Capture & Analysis of SS7 Signaling and Traffic. Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of the company said, “SS7 ...

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2006--Eicon Networks Corporation ("Eicon"), a global leader in providing world class products and technologies for media processing, today announced new software to ...