{"id":17095,"date":"2025-01-04T16:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/04\/memo-to-trump-us-telecoms-is-vulnerable-to-hackers-please-hang-up-and-try-again-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2025-01-04T16:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T15:39:01","slug":"memo-to-trump-us-telecoms-is-vulnerable-to-hackers-please-hang-up-and-try-again-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/04\/memo-to-trump-us-telecoms-is-vulnerable-to-hackers-please-hang-up-and-try-again-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Memo to Trump: US telecoms is vulnerable to hackers. Please hang up and try again | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

State-backed cyperspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems \u2013 even its phone-tapping systems<\/p>\n

You know the drill. You\u2019re logging into your bank or another service (Gmail, to name just one) that you use regularly. You enter your username and password and then the service says that it will send you an SMS message with a code in it which you can use to confirm that it is indeed you who\u2019s logged in. It\u2019s called \u201ctwo factor authentication\u201d (2FA) and it passes for best practice in our networked world, given that passwords and login details can easily be cracked.<\/p>\n

Sadly, our world is wicked as well as networked, and that SMS message can be redirected to someone else\u2019s phone \u2013 that of the criminal who has logged in using your phished personal details \u2013 and who is now busily emptying your current account.<\/p>\n

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\nState-backed cyperspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems \u2013 even its phone-tapping systems
\nYou know the drill. You\u2019re logging into your bank or another service (Gmail, to name just one) that you use regularly. You enter your username and password and then the service says that it will send you an SMS message with a code in it which you can use to confirm that it is indeed you who\u2019s logged in. It\u2019s called \u201ctwo factor authentication\u201d (2FA) and it passes for best practice in our networked world, given that passwords and login details can easily be cracked.
\nSadly, our world is wicked as well as networked, and that SMS message can be redirected to someone else\u2019s phone \u2013 that of the criminal who has logged in using your phished personal details \u2013 and who is now busily emptying your current account. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State-backed cyperspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems \u2013 even its phone-tapping systems You know the drill. You\u2019re logging into your bank or another service (Gmail, to name just one) that you use regularly. You enter your username and password and then the service says that it …<\/p>\n

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