Tag: SMS message

Hackers crawled Canadian streets with SMS blasters causing 13 million network disruptions

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Authorities in Canada have disclosed details of a mobile cyber operation that relied on SMS blasters mounted inside vehicles moving through urban areas. Three suspects drove around downtown Toronto with these hidden devices running in their cars, impersonating cell towers. Read More …

Attackers use hidden SMS and signalling systems to track targets’ location

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Security researchers have just unveiled details of two covert surveillance campaigns that exploit weaknesses in the global telecom infrastructure. In a report published on Thursday, Citizen Lab explains that attackers abuse the signalling systems mobile operators use to support roaming, Read More …