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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and U.S. Senator from Ohio and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP)

Report: Chinese hackers used telecom access to go after phones of Trump, Vance

U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing on March 31, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC, Tracfone Wireless reach $16M cyber and privacy settlement

The agency’s settlement with the prepaid phone provider, which CyberScoop is first to report, is the first ever to specify API protections.
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A worker climbs on a cellular communication tower on March 6, 2014 in Oakland, California. The U.S. Labor Department is asking mobile phone providers to increase safety training for crews who perform work on cell tower sites in the United States. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more tower site workers died in 2013 than in the previous two years combined and four workers have died in the first weeks of 2014. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

FCC takes $200 million bite out of wireless carriers for sharing location data

The FCC said T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon sold customers’ location data and outsourced user consent requirements.
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