Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., wants hearings to force AT&T and Verizon to disclose how they’ve responded to the hacks to protect telecom networks.

A year after Chinese hackers were found in U.S. telecom networks, Congress and federal agencies have taken few concrete actions to stop the next hack.

Attorneys general across the country are also taking action in a program dubbed “Operation Robocall Roundup.”

A district appeals court ruled that the FCC “correctly determined” that telecoms had a duty to protect customer location data that was sold and later misused by…

The rules, introduced during the Biden administration, would force telecoms to notify customers when their personally identifiable information is exposed in a hack.

The agency said the cables responsible for powering that data explosion must be protected from acts of foreign sabotage.

 The defendants will increase reporting on spoofing, create a compliance team or AI and conduct regular training for staff on how to identify deceptive messages and the…

Chair Brendan Carr said the agency is exploring how to expand STIR/SHAKEN protocols to older legacy phone networks. 

“When minority commissioners dissent, they are fired,” Commissioner Anna Gomez said of the Trump administration’s assault on free speech.

The FCC commissioner said letters of inquiry and at least one subpoena have been sent to Chinese-owned companies.