Don’t be so selfish. The most important thing is that the lawyer who takes the case will be able to build a new wing on his summer home in the Hamptons now.
Do you mean for hackers or for the companies? Punishing hackers will only work if you can find them and actually get them in a jurisdiction where you can bring charges. As for the companies, the only way to ensure total data security is to use encryption for which not even the company itself has a backdoor, which governments don't want them doing for reasons we're all aware of.
For companies. Here's a good summary by Karl Denniger of what the real problem is, using the CDK Global cryptojacking as the example. tl;dr
But in a corporate environment you, as a user, by design should never be able to see Bob's data unless Bob is in some way subservient to you. Ever. The circumstances under which you can alter that data are even more-restrictive, obviously. There are bugs in all software that can be exploited, in some cases, to violate this separation. But these "cryptojacking" attacks are typically not from that sort of cause; they instead come about because someone authorized the machine to use elevated privilege and thus get "beyond" that individual user's data set.
And let's not forget when Sony had user data and passwords stored in an unencrypted text file.
The scale of it is alarming, but if AT&T's statement is true, it doesn't sound like the data was terribly sensitive or valuable, thankfully.
The data does not contain the content of calls or texts, personal information such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, or other personally identifiable information,” AT&T said in their statement released early Friday morning.
“These records identify the telephone numbers with which an AT&T or MVNO wireless number interacted during these periods, including telephone numbers of AT&T wireline customers and customers of other carriers, counts of those interactions, and aggregate call duration for a day or month.”
It does seem like at least some portion of these wider data leaks end up falling under material that's sellable for robo-callers and email phishing/spam.
it would not surprise me if the insecurity of call and SMS infrastructure was used to migrate everyone to WhatsApp. I get the distinct impression that it would save the network operators money and move the running costs of the communication network from them to Meta as they desire a move to data only packages (at the same price of higher, there's no way they'd pass any savings onto the consumer).
Honestly, I would not be surprised if you buy a smartphone in the future and its phone and messaging options are just shortcuts to Whatsapp functions.
Of course, if you're banned from Meta, you effectively get disenfranchised from communication as WhatsApp becomes the default option for everyone to use. Whereas I get a choice of mobile network operators to make calls and send messages from. If I get told to leave one network, there's still three more networks I can use and I can still call and text all my contacts. Not with WhatsApp.
If only there were harsh penalties for data security breaches. Alas.
I can't wait for my $2 class action lawsuit settlement!
Don’t be so selfish. The most important thing is that the lawyer who takes the case will be able to build a new wing on his summer home in the Hamptons now.
Do you mean for hackers or for the companies? Punishing hackers will only work if you can find them and actually get them in a jurisdiction where you can bring charges. As for the companies, the only way to ensure total data security is to use encryption for which not even the company itself has a backdoor, which governments don't want them doing for reasons we're all aware of.
For companies. Here's a good summary by Karl Denniger of what the real problem is, using the CDK Global cryptojacking as the example. tl;dr
And let's not forget when Sony had user data and passwords stored in an unencrypted text file.
The scale of it is alarming, but if AT&T's statement is true, it doesn't sound like the data was terribly sensitive or valuable, thankfully.
It does seem like at least some portion of these wider data leaks end up falling under material that's sellable for robo-callers and email phishing/spam.
Yep lists of phone numbers that work are usefful to them.
It would be useful for any divorcing partner to see if her husband was sending 98 texts an hour to an ex.
always use signal/whatsapp
>implying wahman need a reason to claim her cash and prizes
Reverse the roles and the husband might get 50/50 custody. Maybe.
AT&T said it's been fine for them. They hvaen't been materially affected.
it would not surprise me if the insecurity of call and SMS infrastructure was used to migrate everyone to WhatsApp. I get the distinct impression that it would save the network operators money and move the running costs of the communication network from them to Meta as they desire a move to data only packages (at the same price of higher, there's no way they'd pass any savings onto the consumer).
Honestly, I would not be surprised if you buy a smartphone in the future and its phone and messaging options are just shortcuts to Whatsapp functions.
Of course, if you're banned from Meta, you effectively get disenfranchised from communication as WhatsApp becomes the default option for everyone to use. Whereas I get a choice of mobile network operators to make calls and send messages from. If I get told to leave one network, there's still three more networks I can use and I can still call and text all my contacts. Not with WhatsApp.