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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission

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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Mirko Zorz Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University, and Maastricht University […]

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FCC Bans New Routers Made Outside the US Over National Security Risks

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FCC Bans New Routers Made Outside the US Over National Security Risks 2026-03-25 at 15:07 By Ionut Arghire The ban aligns with a White House determination that all routers produced abroad are a threat to national security. The post FCC Bans New Routers Made Outside the US Over National Security Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Uncle Sam closes the door on all new foreign-made routers

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Uncle Sam closes the door on all new foreign-made routers 2026-03-24 at 17:04 By Sinisa Markovic The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed a ban on all new routers manufactured overseas being imported into and sold within the United States. The post Uncle Sam closes the door on all new foreign-made routers appeared first

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FCC Probes Whether Banned Chinese Telecom Providers Still Operating in US

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FCC Probes Whether Banned Chinese Telecom Providers Still Operating in US 2025-03-24 at 14:31 By Eduard Kovacs The FCC is investigating whether Chinese firms such as Huawei, ZTE and China Telecom are still operating in the US. The post FCC Probes Whether Banned Chinese Telecom Providers Still Operating in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark set to launch

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The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark set to launch 2025-01-08 at 16:03 By Zeljka Zorz The White House has announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for consumer-grade internet-connected devices. “The White House launched this bipartisan effort to educate American consumers and give them an easy way to assess

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AT&T to Pay $13 Million in Settlement Over 2023 Data Breach

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AT&T to Pay $13 Million in Settlement Over 2023 Data Breach 2024-09-18 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire AT&T has agreed to pay $13 million in a settlement with the FCC over a 2023 data breach at a third-party vendor’s cloud environment. The post AT&T to Pay $13 Million in Settlement Over 2023 Data Breach appeared

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Verizon Subsidiary Settles With FCC for $16M Over Three Data Breaches

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Verizon Subsidiary Settles With FCC for $16M Over Three Data Breaches 2024-07-24 at 15:46 By Ionut Arghire Verizon subsidiary TracFone Wireless settles for $16 million with the FCC over three old data breaches. The post Verizon Subsidiary Settles With FCC for $16M Over Three Data Breaches appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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FCC Warns of ‘Royal Tiger’ Robocall Scammers

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FCC Warns of ‘Royal Tiger’ Robocall Scammers 2024-05-14 at 14:02 By Ionut Arghire The FCC has issued a public notice on robocall scammer group ‘Royal Tiger’, the first designated threat actor. The post FCC Warns of ‘Royal Tiger’ Robocall Scammers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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FCC fines major wireless carriers over illegal location data sharing

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FCC fines major wireless carriers over illegal location data sharing 2024-04-30 at 16:01 By Industry News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the nation’s largest wireless carriers for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent and without taking reasonable measures to protect that information against unauthorized disclosure. Wireless carriers shared access to customers’

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Net neutrality has been restored

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Net neutrality has been restored 2024-04-25 at 21:46 By Help Net Security The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today voted to restore a national standard to ensure the internet is fast, open, and fair. Today’s decision to reclassify broadband service as a Title II telecommunications service allows the FCC to protect consumers, defend national security, and

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Phishers target FCC, crypto holders via fake Okta SSO pages

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Phishers target FCC, crypto holders via fake Okta SSO pages 2024-03-04 at 14:46 By Helga Labus A new phishing campaign is using fake Okta single sign-on (SSO) pages for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and for various cryptocurrency platforms to target users and employees, Lookout researchers have discovered. The phishing campaign By pretending to be

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AI-generated voices in robocalls now illegal

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AI-generated voices in robocalls now illegal 2024-02-09 at 14:32 By Help Net Security The FCC has revealed the unanimous adoption of a Declaratory Ruling that recognizes calls made with AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The ruling, which takes effect immediately, makes voice cloning technology used in common robocall scams

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FCC Tightens Telco Rules to Combat SIM-Swapping

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FCC Tightens Telco Rules to Combat SIM-Swapping 17/11/2023 at 19:18 By Ryan Naraine Under the new rules, wireless carriers are required to notify customers of any SIM transfer requests, a measure designed to thwart fraudulent attempts by cybercriminals. The post FCC Tightens Telco Rules to Combat SIM-Swapping appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Metaverse tech gets US greenlight to use speedier 6GHz frequency

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Metaverse tech gets US greenlight to use speedier 6GHz frequency 20/10/2023 at 05:06 By Cointelegraph By Jesse Coghlan The United States Federal Communications Commission made the decision amid a flurry of mixed reality devices that are hitting the market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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